The HKH Snow Update 2025 highlights a significant decline in seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with snow persistence 23.6% below normal — the lowest in 23 years. This trend, now in its third consecutive year, threatens water security for nearly two billion people. All twelve major river …
Beijing, 2 March: Claiming that its hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet was not obstructing the water flow to India, China today said its dam was “not big” enough to affect the lower riparian regions. “...you might have noted, foreign minister (SM) Krishna and other Indian officials have remarked …
Beijing: Claiming that its hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet was not obstructing the water flow to India, China on Friday said its dam was “not big” enough to affect the lower riparian regions. “…you might have noted, Foreign Minister (S M) Krishna and other Indian officials have remarked …
Keeping close watch on developments, says govt. The government today sought to dispel apprehensions that China was drying up the Brahmaputra’s mighty tributary Siang. The under-construction bridge over the Brahmputra at Bogibil in Dibrugarh. While the External Affairs Ministry reiterated that there was no evidence of construction of any dam …
China denied Friday that a dam it was building on a major river in Tibet was impacting the lower reaches of the waterway in India, despite complaints that water-levels there were plunging. The Brahmaputra has its source in China’s southwestern Tibet region where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo, …
Itanagar: The water level of the Siang river at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh rose slightly this morning after it sharply fell last evening causing panic among people. Though Pasighat Deputy Commissioner, Talem Tapok said the rise in the water level could be because of heavy rainfall in the catchment areas …
Disagrees With Centre That Drying Up Is Seasonal. Arunachal Pradesh is seeking facts from the Centre regarding the drying up of the river Siang, which originates in Tibet and is one of the main tributaries of the Brahmaputra. Arunachal Pradesh suspects that diversion of the river in its upper reaches …
Water levels have plunged in a major river in India's northeast that originates in Tibet, local officials told AFP on Thursday, triggering speculation that China might be responsible. The Brahmaputra has its source in China's southwestern Tibet region where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo, and it enters India …
Itanagar: The Siang (Brahmaputra) river originating from Tibet was suddenly found to have almost dried up at a town in Arunachal Pradesh, a state government spokesman said on Wednesday night. People of Pasighat town in East Siang district found the water level of the river receded so much on Wednesday …
Guwahati, Feb. 28: The Tarun Gogoi government has not taken a stand on the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the river-linking project as the subject was in the “national interest”, but said it would not allow Assam’s needs to be compromised. The Opposition BJP, on the other hand, came …
The Brahmaputra has the potential to emerge as the medium of peace and development in this part of the globe involving China, India and Bangladesh. But, it has become a bone of contention due to the Government of India’s sticking to the idea of first user’s right to counter the …
The Indian Supreme Court yesterday ordered the government to implement an ambitious project to link the major rivers of the region in a “time-bound manner”. The court also appointed a high-powered committee to plan and put into action the Rs 5,00,000 crore scheme. The river-linking project was first devised in …
Who is an expert on the dam issue, which was making the headlines in Assam these days? A question Rohan D’Souza of Jawaharlal Nehru University posed during a state-level convention organised by Citizens’ Committee against big dam today. “It is not the technical experts, but the people who live along …
Guwahati: Tiger census in underway in all the four forest ranges of the world famous Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and is expected to be completed within 45 days. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has sanctioned Rs 20 lakh to conduct the census in the Park which is being conducted …
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation. Observing that the project has already been delayed resulting in an increase in its cost, a three-judge bench headed by …
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation. Observing that the project has already been delayed resulting in an increase in its cost, a three-judge Bench headed by the …
Clearly, it is disadvantage Assam in the tug of war over the big dam issue. If anti-dam outfits like the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS), the AASU and the AJYCP are causing pain enough, the Congress-led Government in Assam is impacted by a more bitter pill from Arunachal Pradesh, incidentally …
Guwahati: Disappointed by Arunachal Pradesh’s continuous opposition in setting up the North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA), Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said his government has decided to drop the proposal for the regional water body. The state government will now take steps to revamp the ailing Brahmaputra …
Bangladesh, Nepal and India are discussing collaboration in river water sharing, an emotive issue in all three countries, highly placed sources said. “There could be a tri-nation meeting very soon. We are working on it.” The broader idea is to rope in Bhutan as well, where public opinion has not …
Small dams will not be sustainable in the NE region. Multipurpose projects with very safe designs of medium to big dams on the tributaries of the Brahmaputra will be an unavoidable option in the days to come. This is the opinion of renowned water resources expert Prof Nayan Sarma of …
“Food security and environment sustainability are the major challenges faced across the globe and collaborative efforts between countries alone will solve these problems,” says John J. Kennelly, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta (UA), Canada. He was speaking to The Hindu after visiting tribal villages …
