New Delhi, India has noticed “attention” reports about China for the construction of a mega dam project at the lower access to the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, the government on Thursday informed Parliament.
In the written response of a Query in the Rajya Sabha in the Rajya Sabha at the Foreign Minister, Minister of State, Kirti Vidhan Singh, the project was first made public and since then, preparations have been going on in China.
The Government of India has “noted the reports of the construction of the mega dam project by China on the lower reach of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet,” he said.
The government “carefully monitor” all developments related to the Brahmaputra River, including China to develop hydroelectric projects, and “take the necessary measures to protect our interests, including the livelihood of Indian citizens living in the downstream areas, including life and livelihood, including preventive and corrective measures”, he said.
Various issues related to the Trans-Barder rivers are discussed with China within the scope of an institutional expert level mechanism, which was established in 2006, as well as the diplomatic channels, Singh, in his response.
“As a low Repurion state with a fairly established user rights for the trans-border rivers, the government has consistently expressed its views and concerns to Chinese authorities, including the need for transparency and consultation with the downstream countries, and urged them to ensure that the interests of the Downstream states are not harmed by any activities in the upstream areas,” they said.
The Minster said that the need for cooperation on trans-body rivers, including the Chinese side re-introducing the provision of hydrological data, has been exposed by the government in several bilateral talks with China, including the SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting for the meeting of foreign affairs in China from July 14-16 for a meeting of foreign ministers.
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