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They say that information, as well as environmental studies, is needed to understand the impact it will have on Bangladesh.
The Arunachal Pradesh border in India is near the part of the river bed where the dam will be built, near Madag county in Tibet.
That is why the country’s experts fear that the dam could bring electrical signals to India.
The Brahmaputra River originates from Manas Sarovar near Kailash Peak in the Himalayas. That part of the Himalayas is in the western part of Tibet, where the river is called Yarlung Jangbo.
It then flows east towards the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh under the name of Siang. After changing his name a few more times, he came to the plain and became known as Brahmaputra.
The river enters Bangladesh through Assam through Kurigram. It then passed through Mymensingh and fell south of Bhairabbazar in Meghna.
The 2,650 km long Brahmaputra, which runs through three countries, is considered a major river in Asia.
Dam of China’s Jangmu Hydroelectric Project in Brahmaputra in Tibet
China has already built four dams at Brahmaputra in the Jangmu, Dagu, Jieksu and Jacha areas of Tibet to generate hydroelectric power, all on the upper and middle lanes upstream of the Yarlung Jangbor (Brahmaputra).
But the Chinese state-owned hydroelectric power company PowerChina was allowed to build a dam on the lower reaches of the river for the first time, which Indian experts fear.
China plans to build its largest hydroelectric project around the dam. In the words of Ian Zhiyong, President of PowerChina, there is ‘nothing else’ to compare with this dam in history.
Indian environmentalists and experts say that the implementation of the Chinese project in Brahmaputra could lead to a water crisis in northeast India, as well as environmental catastrophes.
Experts are also concerned about its impact on Bangladesh, which is lower than India. However, they have not yet been able to give an idea on the extent of the impact.
Mahmudur Rahman, director of the Joint River Commission in Bangladesh, told bdnews24.com that Bangladesh had not received any official information about China’s dam construction project on the Brahmaputra.
“China is the very source of the Brahmaputra. We don’t officially know what they are doing there. In the media we learned about the construction of the dam. We have nothing to say about the data. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving office.
“It would not be correct to say anything without conducting a survey on this topic. Data from China will be needed to determine how many places they will build dams …
China plans to build a new dam on the Brahmaputra river
Mahmudur Rahman also agrees that the extraction of water from the river through the dam could also have an impact in Bangladesh. However, as no information about China’s plan is known, he does not think it is appropriate to say anything specific now.
Of the five and a half lakhs of square kilometers in the Brahmaputra Basin, two lakhs of square kilometers have fallen in India and 39 thousand square kilometers in Bangladesh. As such, the director of the Joint Rivers Commission believes that Bangladesh’s concerns are comparatively less than India’s.
He said: “If there is any impact, it will happen first in India. Then it will fall in Bangladesh. If they do hydroelectric projects, then there may be no problem. Because the theme of the hydroelectric project is, you cannot retain water. As a result, they are forced to release water. “
However, Malik Fida Abdullah Khan, acting executive director of the Center for the Environment and Geographical Information Service (CEGIS), said the project would affect all four countries in the Brahmaputra basin.
Location of four old Chinese dams and new proposals in Brahmaputra on a map published by India Today
“Whatever happens in the hydroelectric project, it will be seen that the water that arrives in the rainy season will be reduced. Again, the amount of water will increase that would have been less in winter. The effect will be throughout the entire basin area. It will definitely affect China, Bhutan, India and Bangladesh. “
He said: “For hydroelectric projects, the water is held in a dam, then the water has to be released for power generation. Since it must be released evenly, its flow will be higher than normal in winter. Even then, nothing can be said without considering the potential and the environmental impact. “
Therefore, the member of the National Commission for the Protection of Rivers believes that China’s plan should be shared with other countries.
“How much impact will it have, will it have an impact on the whole basin if there is any major activity upstream, it needs an assessment. That assessment needs to be shared with intermediate countries. If China does that, it should share it with Bhutan, India and Bangladesh.
“If we share the environmental impact and potential of the dam with downstream countries, we can talk about it scientifically.” It is an unwritten agreement shared by upstream countries when they carry out a massive intervention. “
Rezaur Rahman, a professor at the Institute of Water and Flood Management at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, also believes that the construction of dams in China will have an impact on Bangladesh.
“Any dam has an impact, it will also have an impact in Bangladesh. But the impact will be less here than in India, because we are far below ”.
India has already opposed China’s hydroelectric project in Tibet. But China did not listen.
Now, against China’s new dam, India is also considering building a dam in Arunachal Pradesh, according to the country’s media.
Explaining the loss that Bangladesh will face in this competition between the two countries, Professor Reza said: “Most of the water we get comes from India. India is building dams on the rivers we share; But India does not want to accept our loss.
“Now, if the two big countries compete and control the flow of water, we, as a downstream country, will suffer.”
Professor Rezaur Rahman also asked to be aware of whether China diverted water by building a dam behind the hydroelectric project.
“If there is a hydroelectric project, the impact will be a little less. Because they have to release water, they cannot hold water.
“But China has said before that they will not build the dam. It will not do hydroelectric projects. Now it turns out that they are doing it one by one. In 2015, they brought water from the dam to Mongolia.”
Commenting on the issue with China and India, the engineering professor said: “We will suffer less than India. The government also needs to discuss these issues.
“As a country downstream from the Brahmaputra, we will also be affected here. We have to watch out for that.”
The Foreign Ministry was contacted to find out if Bangladesh had any contact with China or India in this regard, but bdnews24.com could not be reached for comment.
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