New Delhi, Nov 5 India today downplayed the
issue of building of a dam by China on Brahmaputra river
saying the construction site is 1,100 km away from the
country's boundary.
"The point where they were making a dam is 1,100
kilometres away from our boundary. It's a small dam and no
reservoir as such. They already have such 15 dams there which
they are using for local purposes," water resources minister P
K Bansal said here.
"For their run of the river, we have no right. Our
concern should be that there is no diversion in existing flow
of the 79 BCM water from the river into India. There is no
evidence for any such diversion so far," Bansal said. - (Agencies)
Nov 05, 2009
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