On Wednesday, the Tibetan residents and sympathisers in Dharamshala gathered at the Tsuglakhang temple to observe a prayer service to express their support and solidarity for the tragic loss of over a hundred lives and the many others who were injured in Tibet due to the earthquake on Tuesday. 

-by Hindustan Times 

Penpa Tsering, who attended the special prayer service in solidarity with the earthquake victims, said that the Chinese government should be mindful about the impacts of the mega projects in Tibet, particularly the one they announced last month; building a mega dam on Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river at the location where the river takes a U-turn to come into India.

A day after a strong earthquake levelled thousands of houses and killed over 100 people in Tibet, Sikyong (president) of Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering on Wednesday said that the earthquake is a warning by nature to the Chinese government that they should be very mindful of environmental impact assessment when they do mega projects in Tibet. Click here to read more.