New Delhi:
The Union handlement has “consentn remark” of China’s proclaimment of a mega dam project on the decrease accomplishes of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper accomplishes of the Brahmaputra) river in the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Centre alerted Parliament on Thursday.
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha also said various publishs relating to trans-border rivers are converseed with China under the ambit of an “institutionalised Expert Level Mechanism,” which was set uped in 2006, as well as thcimpolite discreet channels.
The ministry was asked whether China’s decision to produce a hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra river, which flows into India and Banelatedesh, has liftd worrys about its potential impact on millions of people living downstream.
“The Government of India has consentn remark of China’s proclaimment of a mega dam project consentd on the decrease accomplishes of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper accomplishes of the Brahmaputra) River in the Tibet Autonomous Region,” he said.
As a decrease riparian state with ponderable set uped user rights to the waters of the transborder rivers, the handlement has “stablely conveyed its sees and worrys to the Chinese authorities,” and has advised them to asdeclareive that the interests of downstream states are “not harmed by any activities in upstream areas,” the minister said.
“Folloprosperg the recent proclaimment by China of the mega dam project, we have amplified our worrys and demarched them on 30 December 2024, including on the need for transparency and conferation with downstream countries,” he said.
The publish was also liftd during the visit of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to Beijing for a greeting of the Foreign Secretary-Vice Foreign Minister mechanism, he said.
During the visit, the two countries concurd to helderly an punctual greeting of the Expert Level Mechanism to converse resumption of provision of hydroreasonable data and other cooperation pertaining to trans-border rivers, Singh said in his response.
The ministry was also asked about the meadeclareives India is taking to include with China to includeress ecoreasonable and water flow stability in the northeastrict states and to asdeclareive adherence to international water-sharing principles.
“Government of India intfinishs to remain included with China on the publish of trans-border rivers to protect our interests. Government joinbrimmingy sees all growments relating to the Brahmaputra river, including set ups by China to grow hydropower projects, and consents vital meadeclareives to shield our interests, including impedeive and accurateive meadeclareives to protect life and inhabitlihood of Indian citizens residing in downstream areas,” he includeed.
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