China’s dam project on Brahmaputra river
Beijing: China has planned to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, near the border with India. Regarding this, China said that the proposed project has gone through intensive scientific verification. The river flow will not have any negative impact on downstream India and Bangladesh. The project, with an estimated cost of about US$13.7 billion, is located on the tectonic plate boundary in the ecologically fragile Himalayan region, which is prone to frequent earthquakes.
Dam will not have negative impact
Guo Jiakun, the new spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told a press conference that the construction of a hydropower project being carried out by China in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (the Tibetan name for the Brahmaputra River) has been thoroughly scientifically verified and the hydroelectric project located in the lower part of it has been thoroughly verified. There will be no negative impact on the ecological environment, geology and water resources of the countries. India has expressed its concerns over the dam.
China had given approval last month
It is noteworthy that last month, China had approved a plan to build a dam named Yarlung Zangbo on the Brahmaputra River near the Indian border in Tibet. According to the plan, the massive dam will be built on a vast valley in the reach of the Himalayas, from where the Brahmaputra flows into Arunachal Pradesh and then into Bangladesh.
What else did Jiakun say
The issue was also discussed in the talks between Indian officials and US National Security Advisor Sullivan, who was visiting India. When asked about this, Jiakun said that to some extent this will be a positive step towards disaster prevention and risk reduction and dealing with climate change.
India has expressed concern
In its first response on January 3 on the proposed dam, India had asked China to ensure that the interests of the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra are not harmed by activities in the upper reaches. “We will continue to monitor and take necessary steps to protect our interests,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told the media in Delhi.
China had defended
Earlier, on December 27, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning had defended China’s plan to build the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, saying the project would not have a negative impact on the flow of downstream areas. He said China will continue dialogue with countries downstream of the river and enhance cooperation on disaster prevention and relief for the benefit of people living along the river. (Language)
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