Natural Resources.

On the sidelines of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Prime Minister of India Mr. Manmohan Singh mooted the topic of dam construction. Mr. Manmohan Singh by raising the topic of dam construction on Brahmputra River by China has articulately and eloquently made this matter a highly sensitive one in the whole world.

From the very beginning Beijing has been a reticent global state in the whole world and in the Brahmputra Dam issue too, China is conducting a contemptuous issue towards the other countries. Many south east nations have assorted to denying and repudiation of this conduct and demeanour of China towards other nations. China is not maintaining a global transparency towards other nation which is the bone of contention that other nations are facing with China.

For a very long time Chinese literature, satellite mapping and source reports have not been able to reveal much about the altercations being made in the Chinese region of Brahmputra river and this thing has augmented and have mutilated the transparency on the issue of Brahmputra river.

Recently media reports stated that Chinese officials plotted to divert around 40 billion cubic meters of water from Brahmputra River (known as Yarlong Tsangpo in China) in the year 2003.  But the Chinese administration shelved this plan out but the major tensions again woke up when a massive land slip blocked portions of the river at an unknown region called Great Bend but the tensions were terminated and quelled after the water cut a course through the blockade and flows returned to normal. In both the cases the Chinese remained taciturn. But after many efforts from India side the Chinese agreed with the request to share hydrological data.

Now China’s three dams on Brahmputra River that are

1.    Jiexu

2.    Zangmu

3.    Jiacha

India although in its diplomatic talks with Mr. Xi Jingping’s predecessor, former President of China and the Chinese foreign ministers. The distance between the three dams is around 25KM and these things have been ominous to threats from the Chinese side.

These are around 550 Km level from the Indian border. The first one has been an independent projects which doesn’t impound much water in the river, while Zangmu, whose construction word began in 2010, is uncertain about its being Run of River (RoR) variety while the third which is a 320 MW dam will be erected at Jiacha about a dozen Kilo-meter from the Zangmu downstream.

 

Due to all the things as well as moulding and diverting of Brahmputra River, India’s fear have been augmented and incremented notwithstanding being assuaged and allayed.

 

China now has a strong need to forsake its belligerent as well as non-transparent attitude towards other countries. Without the help and co-operation China can’t emerge out as a great power and it is also having many problems due to its this attitude (in South China Sea) and now therefore China needs to do something on this issue otherwise it will not be able to do anything and could neither become a regional power. It needs to focus heavily on the transparency of the Brahmputra River as well as other things.