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According to reports, China is planning to build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet which was reportedly presented in the 14th Five-Year Plan.
The Indian government on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that it is carefully monitoring all developments on the Brahmaputra river over China s plans for hydropower development on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river.
MoS external affairs V Muraleedharan told India s lower House of Parliament that the government has consistently conveyed its views and concerns to Chinese authorities and has urged them to ensure interests of downstream states aren t harmed. Various issues relating to trans-border rivers are discussed with
Have urged China to maintain downstream states interests: Government on Brahmaputra dam reports
MoS External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the Chinese side has conveyed to India on several occasions that they are only undertaking run-of-the-river hydropower projects.
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NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday said it has taken note of reports on China s plans for hydropower development on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, and asserted it has consistently conveyed its concerns to the Chinese authorities, urging them to ensure that the interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activities in upstream areas.
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Have Urged China to Ensure Downstream States Interests Not Harmed: Govt on Brahmaputra Dam Reports
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New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it has taken note of reports on China s plans for hydropower development on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, and asserted it has consistently conveyed its concerns to the Chinese authorities, urging them to ensure that the interests of downstream states are not harmed by any activities in upstream areas. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said the Chinese side has conveyed to India on several occasions that they are only undertaking run-of-the-river hydropower projects, which do not involve diversion of the waters of the Brahmaputra.