China's Dam on Brahmaputra

[monitor]

we all should united to stop this. this dam will affect both India and Bangladesh . we need to find out a way how to reap benefit from river those run through several country so that nobody get affected.

 

[ni8mare]

Where do you get such priceless information? Indian media?

The heavy rainfall areas are in Meghalaya while Brahmaputra flows through Tibet, Arunacahal Pradesh, Assam and Bangladesh. The amount of annual rainfall in Bangladesh is similar to that of Assam. It will have equal effect on the North East to that on Bangladesh. But it's understandable that India don't even need to protest since North East falls right at the bottom in Delhi's priority list.

what?????? we already protested

All our rivers and distributaries of the Brahmaputra will die if China does not stop damming this river,” he said, adding that India had already expressed its concern.

actually you people were doing nautanki ...

 

[ExtraOdinary]

Unfortunately we have to look at humane side of things too. Am not saying we should sacrifice our share of water, but we should only keep what's needed and let the rest of it flow to Bangladesh. A major chunk of Bangladeshi population is dependent on Jamuna and Meghna rivers for their livelihood and we can't ignore that, not to forget that any ecological crisis in Bangladesh will ultimately put pressure on India, cause that's where people will seek refuge and not in the Bay of Bengal.

Run of River dams are the way to go, and sharing of river flow data between the three countries, if possible in real time will go a long way in harnessing the power of this mighty river.

In other words "A damaad's pyaar for his sasural"

 

[Roybot]

Where do you get such priceless information? Indian media?

The heavy rainfall areas are in Meghalaya while Brahmaputra flows through Tibet, Arunacahal Pradesh, Assam and Bangladesh. The amount of annual rainfall in Bangladesh is similar to that of Assam. It will have equal effect on the North East to that on Bangladesh. But it's understandable that India don't even need to protest since North East falls right at the bottom in Delhi's priority list.

Do some research before passing such snide remarks. How many tributaries does Jamuna river have in Bangladesh? If China starts diverting water, then India too will start diverting water from the river system, leaving very little for Bangladesh, there is no reason why India should pick up the slack .

The catchment area of the Brahmaputra receives heavy rainfall. Consequently, it has numerous tributaries on both of its banks in the 750 kilometre long Assam Valley. Most of the tributaries are large and pour large quantity of water and sediment into the Brahmaputra River. During the rainy season, the river oscillates from one bank to other for a width of 10 kilometres (on an average), and being turbulent with heavy loads of silt, the channel is heavily braided.

The peak annual discharge at Pandu, near Guwahati, is more than 2.5 million cusecs (650,000 cumecs), while the low discharge is 120,000 cusecs (4210 cumecs). Below Pasighat, the river draws a number of tributaries such as Subansiri, Bhareli, Manas, Sankos, Tista and Raidak on its right bank, while the Dihang, Lohit, and Burhi Dihang are from the east, and Dhansiri, Kalang and Kapili are the left bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra.

Rangit River: Originating from Sikkim, Rangit river has a large number of rapids. This river is well known all over the world for rafting sports. Its banks provide good camping grounds.

The Sankosh: This is the main river of Bhutan. It meets Brahmaputra River below Dhubri.

The Manas: It is an antecedent river. Rising from Tibet, it pierces the Greater Himalayas in a gorge with river bed at 3000 metres. It collects a number of tributaries in the Lesser Himalayas and debouches into the plains to join the river Brahmaputra.

The Subansiri: This is a large tributary of the Brahmaputra River. It has a long course in the Himalayas and, after leaving the mountains, it has a long 160 km course in the Upper Assam Plain before joining the Brahmaputra. It separates the Miri Hills from the Abor Hills.

The Dhansiri :This river rises from the Naga Hills and after flowing for about 300 km through Nagaon, it joins the Brahmaputra River

The Manipur Bit,' er: It rises from the northern part of Manipur and flows southwards. On passing through Imphal, this river drains the Loktak Lake and joins the Chindwin Valley, a tributary of the River Irrawaddy in Myanmar (Burma).

Kaldan River: This river drains the southern parts of Manipur and Mizoram where it flows southward to the Bay of Bengal.

Barak River :This river rises from Mt. Japov (Nagaland), flows southwards in Manipur and makes a hair pin bend. Several of its affluents, which drain the northern part of Mizoram, combine together to flow past Silchar in the Cachar District. The Barak basin has Mawsynram and Cherrapunji which receive the highest rainfall in the world. Consequently, the Barak river discharges heavy quantity of water. It flows to Bangladesh where it is called as Surma. The Barak river meets the Padma at Chandpur below Dacca, after which the combined river of Surma (Barak) and Padma is known as Meghna.

 

[Roybot]

In other words "A damaad's pyaar for his sasural"

 

[longyi]

The question should be : would India's plan of building 160 dams with with a capacity of generating 60,000MW of electricity in the North East hurt the water supply of Bangladesh?


The dams of India: boon or bane? | Environment | The Guardian

 

[asad71]

The question should be : would India's plan of building 160 dams with with a capacity of generating 60,000MW of electricity in the North East hurt the water supply of Bangladesh?


The dams of India: boon or bane? | Environment | The Guardian

Not only would it hurt BD but India's neglected NE population. With water supply is connected ecological balance, agriculture, fishery,people's lifestyle and more.

 

[extra terrestrial]

Do some research before passing such snide remarks. How many tributaries does Jamuna river have in Bangladesh? If China starts diverting water, then India too will start diverting water from the river system, leaving very little for Bangladesh, there is no reason why India should pick up the slack .

The catchment area of the Brahmaputra receives heavy rainfall. Consequently, it has numerous tributaries on both of its banks in the 750 kilometre long Assam Valley. Most of the tributaries are large and pour large quantity of water and sediment into the Brahmaputra River. During the rainy season, the river oscillates from one bank to other for a width of 10 kilometres (on an average), and being turbulent with heavy loads of silt, the channel is heavily braided.

The peak annual discharge at Pandu, near Guwahati, is more than 2.5 million cusecs (650,000 cumecs), while the low discharge is 120,000 cusecs (4210 cumecs). Below Pasighat, the river draws a number of tributaries such as Subansiri, Bhareli, Manas, Sankos, Tista and Raidak on its right bank, while the Dihang, Lohit, and Burhi Dihang are from the east, and Dhansiri, Kalang and Kapili are the left bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra.

Rangit River: Originating from Sikkim, Rangit river has a large number of rapids. This river is well known all over the world for rafting sports. Its banks provide good camping grounds.

The Sankosh: This is the main river of Bhutan. It meets Brahmaputra River below Dhubri.

The Manas: It is an antecedent river. Rising from Tibet, it pierces the Greater Himalayas in a gorge with river bed at 3000 metres. It collects a number of tributaries in the Lesser Himalayas and debouches into the plains to join the river Brahmaputra.

The Subansiri: This is a large tributary of the Brahmaputra River. It has a long course in the Himalayas and, after leaving the mountains, it has a long 160 km course in the Upper Assam Plain before joining the Brahmaputra. It separates the Miri Hills from the Abor Hills.

The Dhansiri :This river rises from the Naga Hills and after flowing for about 300 km through Nagaon, it joins the Brahmaputra River

The Manipur Bit,' er: It rises from the northern part of Manipur and flows southwards. On passing through Imphal, this river drains the Loktak Lake and joins the Chindwin Valley, a tributary of the River Irrawaddy in Myanmar (Burma).

Kaldan River: This river drains the southern parts of Manipur and Mizoram where it flows southward to the Bay of Bengal.

Barak River :This river rises from Mt. Japov (Nagaland), flows southwards in Manipur and makes a hair pin bend. Several of its affluents, which drain the northern part of Mizoram, combine together to flow past Silchar in the Cachar District. The Barak basin has Mawsynram and Cherrapunji which receive the highest rainfall in the world. Consequently, the Barak river discharges heavy quantity of water. It flows to Bangladesh where it is called as Surma. The Barak river meets the Padma at Chandpur below Dacca, after which the combined river of Surma (Barak) and Padma is known as Meghna.

Spark's argument was that the project will have minimum effect on North East since the area with Brahmaputra tributaries have high amount of annual rainfall, I countered him by arguing that Bangladesh and North East have almost equal amount of annual rainfall, so the impact will be same in both regions. Now you understand the context?

About the diversion of the river, this report might look interesting: Tripura needs new waterways with Bangladesh.

 

[Bong]

Spark's argument was that the project will have minimum effect on North East since the area with Brahmaputra tributaries have high amount of annual rainfall, I countered him by arguing that Bangladesh and North East have almost equal amount of annual rainfall, so the impact will be same in both regions. Now you understand the context?

About the diversion of the river, this report might look interesting: Tripura needs new waterways with Bangladesh.

Spark's argument was. They can move their NE population and mainland can support it, if any kinds of natural disaster occurs.
But BD has nowhere to go.

 

[Bong]

About the diversion of the river, this report might look interesting: Tripura needs new waterways with Bangladesh.

BD must be always kind to these wretched states we arent barbaric nation. These cooperations can help us get continuous water flow from west India.

 

[extra terrestrial]

Spark's argument was. They can move their NE population and mainland can support it, if any kinds of natural disaster occurs.
But BD has nowhere to go.

No his argument was mainly based on the level of rainfall in North East which he thought would be enough to cater their demand of water.

If he's really talking about moving the population of North East to the mainland, then soon we are going to hear stories about illegal Chinese and Burmese pole-vaulters in Supa Pawa India!

 

[zootinali]

nothing.. Only plains of assam is beneficiary of brahmaputra . rest of the NE state is hardly going to be affected. Even in plains we are hardly using the mighty brahmaputra to our use , no dams no irrigation channels , nothing ..nada
we just catch some fish sometime. rest of the country would kill to have such a majestic river flow through their territory but we lazy turds still have not figure out any use of this magnificent gift
Our only concern is if China release large volume water in one go it will cause massive flooding in the plains .

Though you are right about ecological balance , it will definetly have some impact , what exactly we are not sure..
But it is going to impact BD in very big way and your leaders are right to be concerned about it

Not only would it hurt BD but India's neglected NE population. With water supply is connected ecological balance, agriculture, fishery,people's lifestyle and more.

 

[extra terrestrial]

BD must be always kind to these wretched states we arent barbaric nation. These cooperations can help us get continuous water flow from west India.

Well, those unfortunate states are no more a part of our country, we have to first think of our own interest. the problem is that Delhi has no interest on North East, if we are start thinking on humanitarian grounds, India would use it as a leverage on us.

 

[Bong]

Well, those unfortunate states are no more a part of our country, we have to first think of our own interest. the problem is that Delhi has no interest on North East, if we are start thinking on humanitarian grounds, India would use it as a leverage on us.

Who knows how long these states will be part of India. These incidents will be written in history. How the Padma, Yamuna and Meghna disappeared. A country known of rivers became river less. History will identify them as barbaric. But I dont want to see my country inhuman. Again we have ways to utilize these states to top on bargaining table.

 

[Bong]

nothing.. Only plains of assam is beneficiary of brahmaputra . rest of the NE state is hardly going to be affected. Even in plains we are hardly using the mighty brahmaputra to our use , no dams no irrigation channels , nothing ..nada
we just catch some fish sometime. rest of the country would kill to have such a majestic river flow through their territory but we lazy turds still have not figure out any use of this magnificent gift
Our only concern is if China release large volume water in one go it will cause massive flooding in the plains .
Though you are right about ecological balance , it will definetly have some impact , what exactly we are not sure..
But it is going to impact BD in very big way and your leaders are right to be concerned about it

See in the picture. Your area already is Dependant on it. Wherever a river flows, greenery follows. There will be a gray Assam left without Brahmaputra.