Commissioners in the Ministry of Hydropower (T. Mehra, Brahmaputra and Barak) said that the multi-purpose 10,000 MW hydroelectric project is under consideration.
New Delhi (Natural Energy News): Amidst concerns over construction of a major hydropower project on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet in China, India plans to build a multipurpose reservoir in Arunachal Pradesh, in order to reverse its impact on the Ministry of Hydropower A senior official of the state said on Tuesday.
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Commissioners in the Ministry of Hydropower (T. Mehra, Brahmaputra and Barak) said that the multi-purpose 10,000 MW hydroelectric project is under consideration.
"This project will help offset the impact of the hydropower project by China," he said.
He informed that the proposed 9.2 BCM 'Upper Siang' project on the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh could lead to additional load of water discharge and even water shortage.
Mehra said that 90 percent of the Brahmaputra's water comes to India through its tributaries during the monsoon season, due to the abundant rainfall in the northeast region. It is only in winter that 80 percent of the Siang River receives its water from the upper reaches as glaciers become the main source.
Another senior official of the Ministry of Water Power said that the project has been under discussion since the 1980s, pointing to hurdles in its implementation.
Last week, Yan Zhiyong, president of the Power Construction Corp of China, said Beijing would implement hydropower exploitation in the drift of "Yarlung Zangbo (Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra)" and the project could work to maintain water resources and domestic security.
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"There is no parallel in history ... This will be a historic occasion for the Chinese hydropower industry," Yan told a press conference held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the China Society for Hydropower Engineering.
Reacting to this, Brahma Chellani, a strategic affairs expert and author of the book 'Water-Asia's New Battleground', tweeted on 30 November, India facing China's "terrestrial invasion of the Himalayas, in its backyard." But maritime encroachment and, as of the newest nemaybey be a warning, even water wars ".
Note the ominous India-border-related references to the "down-down" and "Grand Canyon" of the river, he said.
The mighty Brahmaputra, one among the longest rivers within the world, passes through China, India and Bangladesh and has many tributaries and sub-tributaries.
Yarlung Zangbo originates in Tibet. The river is understood as Siang when it enters India through Arunachal Pradesh. It is connected to several tributaries in Assam to take the shape of the Brahmaputra.
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As a lowland state with considerable established user rights for waters of cross-border rivers, the Indian government has consistently conveyed its views and concerns to the Chinese authorities and urged them to ensure that the interests of the downstream states Do not harm Any activities in upstream areas.
India and China established an expert-level mechanism in 2006 to discuss various issues related to cross-border rivers.
Under the present bilateral understanding, China provides hydrological information of the Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers to India during the flood season.
Under the arrangement, China provides flood season data of the Brahmaputra between 15 May and 15 October every year.
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