India, Sept. 14 -- The flash flood along the Tibet-Nepal border illustrates the ecological costs associated with China's large-scale infrastructure development in Tibet's fragile Himalayan environment.

Governments and non-governmental organisations worldwide increasingly prioritise infrastructure development to advance national interests and stimulate economic growth, often without fully considering the resulting environmental instability and ecological degradation. A recent high-altitude cascade of melting glaciers, rock, and ice triggered an unprecedented disaster along the Tibet-Nepal border, drawing international attention. Despite the widespread destruction in both Tibet and Nepal, the Chinese government tightly controlled informati...