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No immediate alarm on China dam on Brahmaputra: India
KRISHNA-CHINA
New Delhi, June 14 (PTI) India Tuesday downplayed
apprehensions that a dam being constructed by China on river
Brahmaputra will affect the country, saying the project is not
a cause for "immediate alarm".
"It is a fact that China is constructing a dam at
Zangmu in middle reaches of Yarlung Tsango (as Brahmaputra is
called in Tibet). We have ascertained from our own sources
that this a run of the river hydro-electric project which does
not store water and will not adversely impact downstream areas
in India," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said.
"Therefore, I believe there is no cause for immediate
alarm," he told reporters while replying to a question on
reports of construction of a dam by China on Brahmaputra
River.
Krishna also said that recent reports about Chinese
plans to construct a dam on the Brahmaputra and possibly
divert the river waters to Northern China are "not new but
based on previously known facts".
Noting that a large portion of the catchment area of
Brahmaputra is within Indian territory, Krishna said, "It is
important that states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam harness
and utilise the waters of Brahmaputra. This is a really a very
important issue."
Krishna, who left for Kazakhstan Tuesday to attend the
Sanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, said he was not sure
whether bilateral issues between India and China would be
raised there.
"But nonetheless, let me assure my countrymen that
India is very closely monitoring all the movements and as I
said it is for Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to utilise the
full potential of Brahmaputra water," Krishna said.
On some Arunachal ministers raising fears about a
Kargil-like situation in the state, he asserted that India's
defence capabilities were second to none in defending the
borders.
"I think the security, the defence of our borders is
being constantly monitored, not only by the Ministry of
Defence but by other agencies. It is our conviction that
India's defence capabilities are second to none in defending
our border," he said. PTI SGI
KAP
New Delhi, June 14 (PTI) India Tuesday downplayed
apprehensions that a dam being constructed by China on river
Brahmaputra will affect the country, saying the project is not
a cause for "immediate alarm".
"It is a fact that China is constructing a dam at
Zangmu in middle reaches of Yarlung Tsango (as Brahmaputra is
called in Tibet). We have ascertained from our own sources
that this a run of the river hydro-electric project which does
not store water and will not adversely impact downstream areas
in India," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said.
"Therefore, I believe there is no cause for immediate
alarm," he told reporters while replying to a question on
reports of construction of a dam by China on Brahmaputra
River.
Krishna also said that recent reports about Chinese
plans to construct a dam on the Brahmaputra and possibly
divert the river waters to Northern China are "not new but
based on previously known facts".
Noting that a large portion of the catchment area of
Brahmaputra is within Indian territory, Krishna said, "It is
important that states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam harness
and utilise the waters of Brahmaputra. This is a really a very
important issue."
Krishna, who left for Kazakhstan Tuesday to attend the
Sanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, said he was not sure
whether bilateral issues between India and China would be
raised there.
"But nonetheless, let me assure my countrymen that
India is very closely monitoring all the movements and as I
said it is for Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to utilise the
full potential of Brahmaputra water," Krishna said.
On some Arunachal ministers raising fears about a
Kargil-like situation in the state, he asserted that India's
defence capabilities were second to none in defending the
borders.
"I think the security, the defence of our borders is
being constantly monitored, not only by the Ministry of
Defence but by other agencies. It is our conviction that
India's defence capabilities are second to none in defending
our border," he said. PTI SGI
KAP
