Sunday 15 September 2013

China plans three dam projects on the Brahmaputra River

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The ‘Outline of the 12th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China’ which has been recently released points out that three dam projects on the main stream of the Brahmaputra River in Tibet Autonomous Region have been officially permitted for execution by the Chinese Authorities. As a lower riparian state with substantial recognized user rights to the waters of the river, India has expressed its views and concerns to the Chinese authorities.India has urged China to ensure that the interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activities in upstream areas

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