Stuge Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 ITANAGAR: The Siang ( Brahmaputra) river originating from Tibet was suddenly found to have almost dried up at a town in Arunachal Pradesh, a state government spokesman said on Wednesday night. People of Pasighat town in East Siang district found the water level of the river receded so much on Wednesday that it almost dried, Tako Dabi said. Dabi, also the political adviser to CM Nabam Tuki, expressed apprehension that China could have diverted the water of the river, which is known as Yarlong Tsangpo in Tibet, or there could be some artificial blockade due to which this has happened. On June 9, 2000, the water level of Siang rose suddenly by 30 metre and inundated almost the entire township causing widespread destruction to property besides claiming seven lives following the collapse of a hydropower dam in Tibet, said Dabi, who himself inspected the dried bed of the river. Dabi suggested that the Centre and its agencies should immediately conduct a study to find the problem. The panic of the people can't be brushed off, he said. Yarlung Tsangpo, the highest river in the world, is a water course that originates at Tamlung Tso Lake in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. It later forms South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, before entering India at Tuting in Arunachal. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/brahmaputra-dries-up-in-arunachal-pradesh-town-is-china-responsible/articleshow/12093334.cms
b555 Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 this is serious, its a pretty bigger river than ganga , it doesnt happen all of a sudden
Stuge Posted March 1, 2012 Author Posted March 1, 2012 this is serious' date=' its a pretty bigger river than ganga , it doesnt happen all of a sudden[/quote'] Yes ,its pretty serious if the above news is true ,but our gutless govt has a habit of downplaying news like these .
Stuge Posted March 2, 2012 Author Posted March 2, 2012 China denies dam construction in Tibet drying up river in India China denied on Friday that a dam it was building on a major river in Tibet was impacting the lower reaches of the waterway in India, despite complaints that water-levels there were plunging. The Brahmaputra has its source in China's southwestern Tibet region where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo, and it enters India in the mountainous, remote northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, where it is called the Siang. The 1,800-mile (2,900 kilometre) river then descends into the plains of adjoining Assam state and ends in Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal, along the way supplying water to hundreds of millions of farmers and residents. Local Indian state lawmaker Tako Dabi told AFP Thursday he suspected China was diverting river water resulting in an estimated 40 percent drop in the flow at the Indian town of Pasighat. "Our projects have not affected the lower stream regions, including those in India," China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters when asked of his nation's water usage on the river. "Overall, the utilisation of the river by the Chinese side is very low." China pays attention to the impact on the lower stream regions when developing its water resources, Hong said, adding that Chinese officials have briefed India on its development of the Yarlung Tsangpo. "To satisfy the needs the Tibet Autonomous Region, China has begun to build the hydroelectric power station of Zangmu in the middle part of Yarlung Tsangpo river," Hong said. "It does not have a big capacity and does not retain an excessive amount of water. It will not affect the downstream water regulation and environment." Beijing has regularly faced similar complaints over its water usage from Southeast Asian nations for damming the Mekong and Salween rivers, both of which originate in China. Dabi said the drying up of the river in Arunachal Pradesh was shocking with patches of sand showing up along the river bed. "We suspect the sudden drying up of the Siang could be a result of China either diverting the river water on their side or due to some artificial blockades somewhere in the upper reaches," Dabi, an advisor to the state's chief minister and a former home minister, said. Video footage from the river showed the Siang -- normally a gushing torrent several kilometres (miles) wide at Pasighat, according to Dabi -- reduced to flowing in narrow channels in a large sandy riverbed. The problem was highlighted on the day the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks in New Delhi with his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/China/China-denies-dam-construction-in-Tibet-drying-up-river-in-India/Article1-819745.aspx
hari504504 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 They're doing unto us what we are doing to Pak .. How difficult is it for us to provide some proof instead of second guessing 'could be due to some artificial barriers'.. thought we had satellites that can take pictures on the ground at 1m resolution.
Sidhoni Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 This cannot happen all of a sudden really.. China is responsible somewhere for this..
akshayxyz Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 why? did the chinese drink all the water? even then, only their pee-water can flood entire bhramputra
1983-2011 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 China denies river diversion China on Friday rejected reports in India suggesting that the dam it is building upstream on the Brahmaputra river was causing its lower reaches to dry up, and reiterated its commitment to Indian officials that it had neither embarked on any diversion projects nor built any large dams in Tibet. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei told reporters that China had not developed any new projects, besides the Zangmu dam on the river's middle reaches, work on which began in 2010 and which is a run-of-the-river project that would have minimal impact downstream. Å°ur projects have not affected the lower stream regions, he said. Å°verall, the utilisation of Chinese side of the Tsangpo River is very low. Mr. Hong also pointed to statements made by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and other officials in New Delhi rejecting suggestions from officials in Arunachal Pradesh that the drying up of the Siang river, as it is known in the State, was the result of a Chinese diversion project. He said the Zangmu dam was the only project that China had built on the Yarlung Tsangpo, as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet. Chinese officials and engineers have repeatedly ruled out diversion projects, citing the difficult terrain of the Tibetan plateau. Last year, Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources Jiao Yong said China had no plans to divert the river considering ÅÕechnical difficulties, environmental impacts and state relations? Officials and analysts say run-of-the-river projects, such as the one at Zangmu, will not result in any significant impact downstream as the dams do not store much water. Mr. Hong said the Zangmu dam was not of a large capacity and had no need for storage of water. He noted that China was only using one per cent of the river's resources. A number of hydropower lobby groups have, however, pressured the Central government to give the green light for long-pending proposals on a number of other dam projects. As many as 28 dams have been proposed on the Tsangpo, including a 38-gigawatt plant at Motuo where the Brahmaputra begins its course towards India. Work has not started on any of the projects, officials have said. Reports earlier this week quoting officials in Arunachal Pradesh expressing concerns about the Siang appeared just as Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was in New Delhi for talks. Mr. Hong did not say if the issue came up during his visit, but described his trip as fruitful. He said both countries had agreed on plans to mark 2012 as a year of friendship by promoting cooperation ÅÂcross the board and sending a positive signal to the rest of the world. Trust Exchanges between political parties and militaries would be increased to boost strategic and political trust. Negotiations on the long-running boundary dispute would also be promoted, particularly through the newly-set up consultation and coordination mechanism on border affairs, which is expected to hold its first meeting in Beijing later this month.
arun81 Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 They're doing unto us what we are doing to Pak .. How difficult is it for us to provide some proof instead of second guessing 'could be due to some artificial barriers'.. thought we had satellites that can take pictures on the ground at 1m resolution. Do you have proof for the above ? How come you are the first one to jump to defend Muslims or anything Paki ? Identity crisis or case of mistaken identity ?
flamy Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 Do you have proof for the above ? How come you are the first one to jump to defend Muslims or anything Paki ? Identity crisis or case of mistaken identity ? :clap:
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