[Assam] Proponents of a Sovereign Assam should immediately establish diplomatic contact with the Chinese authorities for hydrology of all the Assam Rivers linking with THE LUIT with Chinese expertise to reap the benefit of her water wealth.

[Bartta Bistar]

China dams Brahmaputra, India upset**

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*http://www.ibnlive.com/news/china-dams-brahmaputra-india-upset/24570-3.html
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*New Delhi:* The mighty Brahmaputra is the lifeline for the people of
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam but China's plans to dam it is causing serious
concern.

MEA sources confirmed that the matter will be taken up during President Hu
Jintao's visit to Delhi next month.

The source of the Brahmaputra is in Tibet, where it is known as the Yarlung
Tsangpo. China plans to dam the river before it flows into India to divert
the waters to the northeast and feed the provinces of Shaanxi, Hebei, the
capital Beijing and Tianjin.

The plan reportedly has the backing of President Hu Jintao, a hydro-engineer
by profession who built his political career in Tibet.

There is concern in India that a dam of this kind would affect water flows
into Assam and Arunachal.

India's sense of urgency is growing as two months ago China cleared a plan
to divert water from the upper reaches of the Yangtze river in Tibet to the
north-western parts of the country.

India will take up the river issue during President Hu
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