On Thursday, Narendra Modi informed Parliament that India had “taken” the news that China began with the construction of the Mega Dam project on the lower reach of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, in the upper section of Brahmaputra in Tibet.
In a written response to Rajya Sabha, State Minister for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, he said that the project was first published in 1986 and has been preparations in China since then.
The Indian Government “took note of the reports of the construction of the Mega Dam project from China on the lower sections of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper reach of Brahmaputra) in Tibet,” Singh said in response.
The government “carefully monitors” all developments concerning the Brahmaputra River, including China’s plans for the development of hydropower projects, and “takes the necessary measures to protect our interests, including preventive and corrective measures to ensure the lives and living of Indian citizens who stay in subsequent areas,” he said.
Where is the Yarlung Tsangbo river?
The Yarlung Tsangbo River comes from the Himalayas Tibetan and enters India as Siang in the state of Arunacal Pradesh before it flows down Assam like Brahmaputra. The river will finally enter the Gulf of Bengal via Bangladesh, where it is called Padma.
Different problems concerning trans-frame rivers are discussed with China based on the scope of an institutionalized mechanism at the level of experts, which was founded in 2006, as well as through diplomatic channels, Singh Sads in his response.
“As a lower coastal state with considerable established user rights to cross -border rivers, the government constantly passed its views and concerns to the Chinese authorities, including the need for transparency and consultation with downstream countries, and called on them to ensure that the interests of subsequent states are not damaged by any activities in previous areas.”
The Government emphasized the need for cooperation on cross-border rivers, including the restoration of the provisions of the Hydrological Data of the Chinese Party, in several two-sided interactions with China, including during a recent visit to the Minister of External Affairs to China of 14-16. July for SCO meetings of foreign ministers, the minister said.
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