The 2,240-megawatt Gangtuo hydropower station planned on the Drichu River (Jinsha in Chinese) has sparked concerns as it would submerge six Buddhist monasteries and necessitate the relocation of two villages.

The bipartisan Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act', also known as Resolve Tibet Act, aims to pressure the Chinese government to resume negotiations with the Dalai Lama's envoys or the democratically elected leaders of the Tibetan people, which have been stalled since 2010.

A two-member delegation from Tibet's Parliament in exile visited here as part of a campaign to increase interaction with the Indian people and took part in programs organised with the help of the India-Tibet Cooperation Forum.