The World's Tallest Mega-Dam Will Block Asia

The B1M • November 19, 2025
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Tajikistan is finally finishing its Soviet-era mega build. Download the Straight Arrow News app by clicking here https://www.san.com/b1m to stay informed with unbiased, straight facts 🙌 Full story here - https://www.theb1m.com/video/building-the-world-s-tallest-megadam Additional footage and images courtesy of RogunHPP and WeBuild. 00:00 Intro 01:07 Soviet mega build 04:06 1976 09:21 Why the dam stalled 12:06 How to earthquake-proof a megadam 14:20 Diverting the river 15:28 Constructing the dam 17:05 Conclusion For more by The B1M subscribe now - https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ Follow us on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theb1m The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture #infrastructure We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2025 The B1M Limited

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