Itanagar, Sep 6 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu told the Assembly on Wednesday that the Government of India has proposed to construct a large barrage on the Siang river to ‘save’ it from potential hazards posed by a mega Chinese dam being built in Tibet region bordering Arunachal Pradesh.
Responding to a ‘zero hour’ discussion initiated by Congress member Lombo Tayeng, the Chief Minister said, "As per the 14th Five-Year Plan of the Chinese Government, the neighbouring country decided to build around 60,000 MW Dam dam projects in Tibet region (from where the Siang river originates).
Given this, the Central Government has expressed concern about the position of the Siang River if the China dam project is completed. If they divert the water flow, the dimension of the Siang will be reduced, or if water comes in large volumes, it will create massive floods in the Siang valley and downstream areas in neighbouring Assam and Bangladesh," he said.