Chinese dams give India jitters


CHINESE PLANS

1.  China plans to construct 43 dams on Brahmputra and Indus rivers and their tributaries.
2.  They have recently announced a dam on Xiabuqu, a tributary of Tsangpo.
3.  These projects include-

     Brahmputra- 40 projects      
     a)  8 on Tsangpo  ( known as Siang in India) - 1 dam commissioned (540 MW Zangmu HE                       Project)
     b)  32 on tributaries of Tsangpo

      Indus - 3 projects
     a) 2 on Indus at Jiele and Sanbo- both Storage
     b) 1 on Sutlej in Zanha County- Storage

THREAT TO INDIA'S INTERESTS

1. There is no Treaty with China on waters of Brahmaputra or Indus, though there is a treaty with            Pakistan on sharing of Indus waters.
2. The average annual Trin ans boundary flow in Brahmaputra into India is 142.37 BCM.
3. Dams planned in China may result in a considerable temporal variation in the availability of water       downstream in India and also a large diminution in overall availability of water in these rivers in         India.
4. China will have the potential to turn these rivers into 'taps of uncertainty'.
5. China can be in a position in future to use these waters to pose a potential flood or drought treat in       parts of India.
6. China can use this leverage as a political weapon while dealing with India.

WHAT INDIA CAN DO

1. India presently has a very limited storage capability on Brahmputra.
2. It gas planned 76 dams in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, but only one has been constructed so far.
3. There is a need to expedite these projects and create adequate storages, to cater to the water needs        to a large part of the country.
4. The storages in India will help reduce to a large extent the leverage that China appears to be going       to have with large storage capability on Brahmputra.
5.  Sooner these storages are created, the better.    

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