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Assam CM replies to Pak threat over Brahmaputra river
Guwahati, June 3 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday gave a stern reply to Pakistan over its threat of China stopping water flow of the Brahmaputra, saying China contributes only about 35 per cent of the river water, and that it is a river that grows and flows in India only.
Taking to his X handle, the Chief Minister said the Brahmaputra expands in India with rainwaters from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland — the waters of tributaries like Subansiri, Kameng, Lohit, Dhansiri, Manas and many others.
He said that it is the rainfall in these Indian states and the tributaries that contribute to 70 per cent waters of Brahmaputra. 'After India suspended the Indus water treaty with Pakistan, the country now wants to create a new imaginary threat -- what will happen if China holds Brahmaputra's water?' said Sarma on his X handle on Tuesday.
'Nothing will happen to India. We are going to dispel these myths based on truth and data,' he said while China contributes only 30-35 per cent of waters of Brahmaputra, which are basically glacial melts, the Brahmaputra grows to its vastness only inside India by the massive rainfall in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya and by the waters of its tributaries in different parts of this region.
'The flow of Brahmaputra in Tuting along the India-China border is 2000 to 3000 cubic meters per second. However, this flow increases to 15,000 to 20,000 cubic meter per second in the Brahmaputra Valley in Guwahati during the rainy season. The Brahmaputra does not depend on the Himalayas for its flow, it is enriched by the massive rainfall in Indian states,' he said while giving data.
'I just want to remind one thing briefly — the Brahmaputra cannot be controlled by controlling just one of its sources. It is ever flowing due to its geographic location, It is a blessing for us,' he added.
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