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 Qingzang Plateau, known as the Himalayan Plateau in India, is a vast elevated plateau located at the intersection of Central, South and East Asia and includes the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti.