Brahmaputra dries up in Arunachal Pradesh town! Is China responsible?
ITANAGAR: The Siang ( Brahmaputra) river originating from Tibet was suddenly found to have almost dried up at a town in Arunachal Pradesh, a state government spokesman said on Wednesday night.
People of Pasighat town in East Siang district found the water level of the river receded so much on Wednesday that it almost dried, Tako Dabi said. Dabi, also the political adviser to CM Nabam Tuki, expressed apprehension that China could have diverted the water of the river, which is known as Yarlong Tsangpo in Tibet, or there could be some artificial blockade due to which this has happened.
On June 9, 2000, the water level of Siang rose suddenly by 30 metre and inundated almost the entire township causing widespread destruction to property besides claiming seven lives following the collapse of a hydropower dam in Tibet, said Dabi, who himself inspected the dried bed of the river. Dabi suggested that the Centre and its agencies should immediately conduct a study to find the problem.
The panic of the people can't be brushed off, he said. Yarlung Tsangpo, the highest river in the world, is a water course that originates at Tamlung Tso Lake in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. It later forms South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, before entering India at Tuting in Arunachal.
People of Pasighat town in East Siang district found the water level of the river receded so much on Wednesday that it almost dried, Tako Dabi said. Dabi, also the political adviser to CM Nabam Tuki, expressed apprehension that China could have diverted the water of the river, which is known as Yarlong Tsangpo in Tibet, or there could be some artificial blockade due to which this has happened.
On June 9, 2000, the water level of Siang rose suddenly by 30 metre and inundated almost the entire township causing widespread destruction to property besides claiming seven lives following the collapse of a hydropower dam in Tibet, said Dabi, who himself inspected the dried bed of the river. Dabi suggested that the Centre and its agencies should immediately conduct a study to find the problem.
The panic of the people can't be brushed off, he said. Yarlung Tsangpo, the highest river in the world, is a water course that originates at Tamlung Tso Lake in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. It later forms South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, before entering India at Tuting in Arunachal.
??? On June 9, 2000, the water level of Siang rose suddenly.. ??? What's this "news" of almost twelve years ago? And then there is a change and, of course, the first reaction is: it must be the number one responsible for everything: China. Was there ever anyone reading what the government of Arunachal Pradehs writes on http://www.arunwrd.org/flood.html?
ReplyDelete"Due to high seismicity and geological fragility of Himalayan geology and high annual rainfall, the state is highly vulnerable to water related disasters. The water related disasters in Arunachal Pradesh could be broadly classified into following categories:
(a)Soil erosion:
Because of steep slope in mountainous areas combined with human interference in the catchments area, large-scale soil erosion and bank erosion occur in agricultural field and dwelling areas. The massive soil erosion and bank erosion in the river basins of Arunachal Pradesh is the primary reason for the flood problems in Assam. In fact, this has inter- state ramification and govt. of Assam with the govt. of India should also focus its attention on the catchment treatment mostly within Arunachal Pradesh.
(b)Land slide:
Landslide is a common phenomenon in Arunachal Pradesh. Every year reports have been received from the districts regarding road blockages, mud slides in dwelling area, damages to irrigation structures and other public assets
(c)Flood inundation and siltation:
Foothill areas of Arunachal Pradesh are mostly the flood plains of major rivers originating from mountainous regions. The hilly rivers flowing down with high energy dissipates its energy in the foothill region. After dissipation of its energy the heavy silt carried by the rivers are deposited on its bed causing braiding and spreading overland. This is a common problem at Seijosa in East Kameng, Likhabali in West Siang, Pasighat in East Siang, Roing in Lower Dibang Valley, Tezu & Namsai in Lohit District, Diyun in Changlang District etc."
Of course it's not the monsoon season now, but also not in Tibet, and also in Tibet the Brahmaputra's water level goes severely down during winter...
But certainly, those who spread such news are also sure: That's the fault of China...