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Himalayan flooding highlights infrastructure vulnerabilities in China-Nepal border region
Nikkei Asia·NP · CN·3 days ago
Recent disaster events in Nepal demonstrate that critical hydropower infrastructure is frequently sited in high-risk zones prone to extreme hydrological events. This highlights a systemic failure to account for geomorphological volatility in regional energy planning, raising questions about the long-term viability of Himalayan power projects.