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China is ready to launch a massive hydroelectric project on the Brahmaputra River, the Yarlung Jangbo River. The project is expected to be part of Beijing’s fourteenth five-year plan.
The news was reported by Chinese state media. Naturally, this decision may raise concerns in India. This is because much of the Brahmaputra plains run through India. As a result, if there is a change in the high speed of the river or if there is any obstruction, there may be a change in the low speed. It is believed that people who are dependent on Brahmaputra can face various problems.
The chairman of the China Power Generation Corporation told the China News Agency that a power generation project was planned at the beginning of the lower river. Which will become the main source of water supply in more than one part of the country. It will also help in power supply and security. He claims that this will be a milestone in the history of China’s energy production.
Previously, India had repeatedly asked the Chinese government not to build anything at high speed to the detriment of the low-lying river. That is why there is always curiosity to build dams on the Brahmaputra River. Earlier there was also talk of building a project on the Brahmaputra.
It should be noted that India has also built several dams upstream from Bangladesh.
Farakka Dam
The dam was built on the Ganges River, 16.5 km upstream from the Rajshahi border. India undertook this project in 1956 under the pretext of increasing the seaworthiness of the port of Calcutta.
After independence in 1971, the Government of Bangladesh initiated urgent and cordial discussions with the Government of India on the Ganges issue. The Joint India-Bangladesh River Commission (JRC) was formed in 1982. In 1975, India informed Bangladesh that it needed to test the Farakka Dam’s feeder canal. At the time, India did not close the dam and said it would start testing.
Ghazaldoba Barrage (Teesta)
The Ghazaldoba Dam was established in 1998 on the Indian upstream side of the Teesta River. Control of the Teesta River has passed into the hands of India through the Ghazaldoba dam (dam). The dam was built by the Government of India in 1998, 60 km upstream of the Teesta River on the border with Bangladesh.
India has built six large dams on this river. In addition, many more dams have been provided on the tributaries of the Teesta for small irrigation projects. Some 30 hydroelectric plants have been built.
Sources: Anandabazar and Wikipedia
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