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| China reassures India about Brahmaputra dam |
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| Posted by Moon Chandra Deka on Oct 16, 2009 |
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| The Brahmaputra is the fourth biggest river in the world in terms of annual discharge rate of about 19,830 cubic meter per second as its mouth and its catchments area is about 5, 80,000 sq.km located in the eastern Himalayan ranges and its neighbors that has occupied the area belonging to the four countries in percentage i.e. Tibetan Plateau of China (50.52%), India (33.62%), Bhutan (7.76%) and Bangladesh (8.10%). High order drainages of about 52 numbers of tributaries feed the Brahmaputra in the downstream side making it constant viable water resources in the region. Of these, the major 19 tributaries lie in the north bank while 12 others significant tributaries are in the south bank of the mighty river. In general, all total 15 numbers of principal tributaries lies in the Indian Territory. It may be worth mentioned that the Dihang (Siang), i.e. Tsangpo in the upper reaches and Subansiri contributes 37.40% and 10.66% surface run off to the Brahmaputra respectively. Moreover, the other two important tributories like Dibang (sikang) and Lohit contibutes around 7.65% and 9.50% surface runoff to the mighty river. In the recent past, China president a hydrologist told to India that it is not possible to divert the Tsangpo from the original course. But this statement cannot be taken as true as time to time this threat of diversion takes place since long past as and when China and India comes in conflict in the field of McMahan line of boundary. There might have been a pilot project going on for diversification of Tsangpo and probably they are not in a position to do so due to risk factor of diversification of such a large river by a concrete dam at a world highest mountain. Brahmaputra is an international river, so any water project in the Tibetan region might have been recommended by the United Nations and United Nations should have been considered the hydrological characteristics and downstream impact of the area of India, Bhutan and Bangladesh. This is true that it is not quite easy for diverting 37% of potential of Brahmaputra water at an area of world highest elevation where probability of seismic hazards threats continues due to position of colliding boundary between Eurasian and Indian plate besides neo-tectonic activities developing in that region. India have to stand strongly against this possible threat because of it can disaster the entire northeast part of India in depletion and contamination of ground water, increasing effect of global warming, disaster impact on forestry and ecology apart from increasing flood havoc in the region during monsoon period. |
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| Posted by Tapankanti on Oct 15, 2009 |
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| A committee should be constituted under United Nations to control such kind of menace causing harm to the humanity. |
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