Newsletter No . 60 ; IRBMS expensive hydro-power project ”, which began in Tibet in June 2014 . The Xiabuqu river is one of the main tributaries of the Yarlung Zangbo ( Brahmaputra named in China ), to build a dam as part of the Lalho Hydroelectric project at Xigase in the Tibet Autonomous region . The official reported that , the reservoir was designed to store up to 295 million cubic metres of water and help irrigate 30,000 hectares of farmland . Since the 185- km Xiabuqu river isn ’ t a trans-border one , it doesn ’ t fall under the ambit of a bilateral mechanism to discuss rivers between China and India . The two countries have a memorandum of understanding on flood data sharing .
India and China have had several rounds of talks on the water issue since 2007 and Beijing has always attempted to play down New Delhi ’ s fears that it could use strategically positioned dams to regulate water flows into India .
Pollution in Damodar River
The Damodar is the most polluted river in the country today . A number of important industries have sprouted on its mineral rich banks . Coal based industries viz government owned coal washeries , coke oven plants , major iron and steel plants ; thermal power plants ; zinc , glass and cement plants are situated in the Damodar valley
zone . The pollution is caused by coal mine over burden , fly ash , oil , toxic metals and coal dust . Faulty and outdated many practices , and lack of proper maintenance were compounded by corruption , inadequate pollution control and State Pollution Control Board that did nothing . The Damodar Valley Corporation ( DVC ) was formed in 1948 for conservation of Damodar River Water and protect the people of Damodar Valley from water realted stress like Drought & flood . But DVC themselves running Thermal power and dumping overburden in the river valley . The people living in the basin were slowly being poisoned because the Damodar and it ’ s tributaries were the only source of drinking water for most people in the living area . Ten years after it investigated in the condition of the Damodar river , Down to Earth revisited the basin area to find no significant change in the status of the river .
RIVERS OF INDIA
Brahmaputra River The Beautiful River or Battleground ? Part-1 The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia , a transboundary river which flows through Tibet , India and Bangladesh . The Brahmaputra basin spreads over countries of Tibet ( China ), Bhutan , India and Bangladesh having a total area of
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