Tajikistan is Building the World's Highest Dam

[@Looking4En]

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[@ViscountAlbany]

Uzbek farmers waste a huge amount of water, up to 90 per cent according to some sources, on wasteful irrigation and growing of water thirsty cotton cultivars. This is the main cause of the Aral Sea disappearing. If they sort that out, the effect of a dam on a tributary won't be important

[@gaius_enceladus]

I hope this dam is built to withstand earthquakes. Tajikistan had a magnitude 7.5 quake in 1949.

[@wkgurr]

I don't understand the argument that the dam disrupts water flow downstream of the dam. True, it does so while its basin is being fillled (an effect that can be easily minimized by lowering the filling rate). But once its basin is filled, a dam can regulate downstream flow such that extremes of maximum and minimum flow are avoided. If managed correctly it will provide a constant flow throughout the year. Something that could be of great benefit to downstream users of water. In winter water flow is reduced because most precip falls as snow. The water level in the basin can then be gradually lowered to provide water for downstream users. Once the snow melts in spring and summer the basin can be refilled by excess runoff which can later be released during the summer and autumn months. Downstream users should be consulted regarding their water needs and a compromises must be found. But overall such a dam has the potential to provide important benefits also to downstream users. Switzerland has a plethora of all sorts of dams, some of them quite big and has always found ways to satisfiy the needs of all users of water.

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

I doubt they'll be using any of the impounded water to divert for agriculture, which is one of the usual problems with building massive dam projects. The Uzbeks might want large amounts in spring for growing season, and less after that, but that's a normal kind of thing to negotiate.

[@williamlloyd3769]

However, in 2018 Uzbekistan dropped its opposition to the Rogun Dam. "Go ahead and build it, but we hold to certain guarantees in accordance with these conventions that have been signed by you," PS - Appreciate the interesting video on dam; however, video didn’t need drama to get my attention PS2 - building of the Qosh Tepa water diversion canal on the Amu Darya River by Afghanistan’s Taliban government seems to be more of a risk to Central Asia countries and worth an in-depth video

[@anderabi]

It would be the highest and beautiful DAM in the world. Bravo Tajikistan 🇹🇯

[@abduvosittulanov2360]

Hello from Uzbekistan

[@Lost_itt]

This soinds similar to the argument between Ethiopia and Egypt of the damming of the Blue Nile. That turned out just fine despite Egypt literally almost declaring war. So, imo, if the main tributary to the Nile can be dammed without issue, then the Uzbeks just need to chill. At most they would need to discuss a resevoir filling schedule that would allow for enough down flow during filling of the lake so as to not intereupt Uzbek agricultural season.

[@ecoideazventures6417]

Uzbekis need to realise that a hydroelectric dam has to release its waters to generate power!

[@YouTuberJames92610]

You seems to have little to no idea about security concerns..it's not a secret these corrupt countries are famous for poorly built dams that collapsed, search Sardoba dam in uzbekistan or newly dug river in Afghanistan, this is just one factor among many other, uzbekistan has real concerns

[@michiganengineer8621]

However a significant portion of the water in that reservoir is very likely going to be diverted (in Tajikistan) for irrigation use. THAT water won't be continuing downstream to the Amu Darya.

[@jiyonshorahmatov6536]

@@KZbinrJames92610the Rughun Dam is being constructed by an Italian company called “Webuild”. There’s no doubt that they build good dams all over the world

[@terryhoath1983]

Absolutely right. There is always an issue with evaporation but that is not a problem here and such evaporation as does arise here will be carried by prevailing winds straight into the faces of surrounding mountain wall and the rising air forced to dump its' moisture to run straight back into the streams that feed the lake. The same applies to water diverted for irrigation, Plants consume the water which is then transpirated into the atmosphere and then the prevailing winds will carry it straight into the face of the mountains and the water returning to the Amu Darya one way or another. As for starving the Aral Sea. This is complete nonsense. That damage was set in motion in the 1950s with the building of the Karakum Canal which has absolutely NOTHING to do with the Tadjiks and everything to do with Uzbek and Turkmen politicians of the Stalinist variety most of them grateful, that with Khrushchev rooting out Stalinists, to have woken in the morning without the MVD later KGB having banged on the door overnight.

[@judewarner1536]

​@@terryhoath1983An irrigation / evaporation / wind / rainfall cycle that feeds the lake in a closed cycle above the dam is of little help downstream.

[@josif409]

Uzbekistan: how could you build this dam. Look at what it will do to the Aral sea Aral sea: bro

[@petrbohacek]

Well done, make your country's energy supply and demands as independent of other countries as possible. We live in very hard times now and more to come I guess.

[@EnigmaticRealms1]

This is how the euphrates will dry up

[@jimlescault2139]

Good for them for not accepting foreign money and creating that share program. That's a good independence strategy

[@JS-jh4cy]

Top of dam, the highest piss in the world records

[@prototropo]

That civil war in Tajikistan completely eluded my attention. Ordinarily I keep close track of foreign conflicts, so the media must not have covered it very well. But how could a tributary in Uzbekistan be diverted to the dammed river in Tajikistan? The Tajikis would have to enter the Uzbeki landscape to do that. It's illogical, or poorly explained.

[@Lifeinbelize]

Very interesting. Thank you

[@Вперёд-к5ь]

Welcome to Tajikistan 🇹🇯 🙌

[@chanpasadopolska]

Good luck with Uzbeks 💪

[@shazada8551]

Imam Ali Rahman his the king 👑 all tajiks in khorasan 😍

[@fredyyfredfreddy]

Who is building the dam, Russia, China?

[@Looking4En]

I said it in the video: Italians

[@ЧиңгызТуранов]

Италия строит дальний родственники Таджикский народа

[@Amen6magi]

Iran and Italy

[@safarsafarov2968]

How did you make this video 😮.

[@michiganengineer8621]

A quibble with your wording on the relationship between the two rivers. You called the Amu Darya a "tributary" river of the Vakhsh. A "Tributary" river flows into (pays tribute to) the river system downstream of it. For example in the USA, the Kanawha river in West Virginia is "tributary" to the Ohio river which in turn is a tributary of the Mississippi river.

[@neohabilis7412]

why can the closed captioning not be accurate???

[@vincenzospaghetti]

Reading add on an AI product that can effortlessly duplicate your voice and likeness (I presume), probably not the best marketing at the moment

[@khushk]

They are just jealous of Tajikistan

[@paulheydarian1281]

This isn't a high school politics contest. Both parties must get along and find a mutually beneficial, win-win solution.n

[@stafa9178]

nah win win is for loosers go big or go home is for winner

[@anderabi]

Yes the uzbek should understand the reality get their gozbak mouth shut…!!!

[@GariFFUSA]

No one is ever jealous of Tajikistan

[@Stranger1234-o5x]

Half of your citizens fled to Russia, No industrial aspect of the country, There is Russian base to make sure you still kiss the moscovite ring, Totalitarian corrupt president surrounded by (kulobi) region people. Who is jealous of you now tell me please😊

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

They're Tajiks, not "Tajikistanis". "istan" means Land of.

[@ralphllivrah9551]

All you can say is,damn!

[@michaelhorl9417]

video lacking hard facts such as installed capacity in MW and production of electricity in TWh...

[@AbdulDsouza]

It makes far more sense to install 100%tooftop solar on all fotner foviet republics in central adya and s suitably DC network for power transfer and eventually storage using sodium ion batteries?

[@Davincifier]

Dam!

[@navajyotichetia8968]

Dam could well be a damning prospect

[@Amen6magi]

Made by hand of iran and italy

[@nayandeka6354]

Why fut pla buy ☕🎉 ya sau saal ki thi

[@fatalberti]

do you really need to destroy the entire environment with a dam dam? ridiculous.

[@andykerr3803]

👋 AI 🤮

[@Looking4En]

No AI here...

[@tajtajdar7773]

@@Looking4En still fu!

[@marsrows2167]

Damn Tajikistan.

[@anderabi]

Uzbekistan belong to Tajikistan….. most of the big cities are tajiks cities in Uzbekistan…. It is up to Tajikistan give water to them or not….!!!