Centre Has Taken Note Of China’s Announcement Of Mega Dam Project: Minister

The Union authorities has “taken notice” of China’s announcement of a mega dam challenge on the decrease reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (higher reaches of the Brahmaputra) river within the Tibet Autonomous Area, the Centre knowledgeable Parliament on Thursday.

Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha additionally stated varied points regarding trans-border rivers are mentioned with China below the ambit of an “institutionalised Skilled Stage Mechanism,” which was established in 2006, in addition to by means of diplomatic channels.

The ministry was requested whether or not China’s choice to assemble a hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra river, which flows into India and Bangladesh, has raised considerations about its potential affect on tens of millions of individuals dwelling downstream.

“The Authorities of India has taken notice of China’s announcement of a mega dam challenge accredited on the decrease reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (higher reaches of the Brahmaputra) River within the Tibet Autonomous Area,” he stated.

As a decrease riparian state with appreciable established person rights to the waters of the transborder rivers, the federal government has “persistently conveyed its views and considerations to the Chinese language authorities,” and has urged them to make sure that the pursuits of downstream states are “not harmed by any actions in upstream areas,” the minister stated.

“Following the current announcement by China of the mega dam challenge, now we have amplified our considerations and demarched them on 30 December 2024, together with on the necessity for transparency and session with downstream nations,” he stated.

The difficulty was additionally raised through the go to of International Secretary Vikram Misri to Beijing for a gathering of the International Secretary-Vice International Minister mechanism, he stated.

Throughout the go to, the 2 nations agreed to carry an early assembly of the Skilled Stage Mechanism to debate resumption of provision of hydrological knowledge and different cooperation pertaining to trans-border rivers, Singh stated in his response.

The ministry was additionally requested in regards to the measures India is taking to have interaction with China to deal with ecological and water move stability within the northeastern states and to make sure adherence to worldwide water-sharing rules.

“Authorities of India intends to stay engaged with China on the difficulty of trans-border rivers to safeguard our pursuits. Authorities fastidiously displays all developments regarding the Brahmaputra river, together with plans by China to develop hydropower initiatives, and takes crucial measures to guard our pursuits, together with preventive and corrective measures to safeguard life and livelihood of Indian residents residing in downstream areas,” he added. 

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