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On the afternoon on August 28th, India has pulled back all the trespassing personnel, equipment to the Indian side of the boundary, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. (Photo: File)

Report of plans to divert Brahmaputra water to Xinjiang false: China

China will continue to attach great importance to cross-border river cooperation, China said.

31 Oct 2017 8:49 AM GMT

The Chinese government started building a tunnel in the centre of Yunnan province in August that will be more than 600-km long. (Photo: PTI/File)

China plans 1000-km tunnel to divert Brahmaputra water to Xinjiang

The move has raised concerns among environmentalists about its likely impact on the Himalayan region.

31 Oct 2017 5:18 AM GMT

On the afternoon on August 28th, India has pulled back all the trespassing personnel, equipment to the Indian side of the boundary, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. (Photo: File)

China says no plan to divert water of Brahmaputra

China will continue to attach great importance to cross-border river cooperation, she said.

31 Oct 2017 7:30 PM GMT

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang (Photo: YouTube)

Cannot share Brahmaputra data with India for now due to upgradation:...

Asked when will China provide the data, reportedly suspended due to Doklam standoff, Foreign Ministry said, 'We will...

12 Sep 2017 10:15 AM GMT

Flood affected villagers commute to safer places using a boat at Morigaon district in Assam. (Photo: AP)

Bogus concerns over Brahmaputra

Zhangmu Dam is a gravity dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River just northwest of Gyaca in the Tibet Autonomous Region of...

31 Aug 2017 7:01 PM GMT

This image shows a landslide and barrier lake on Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet in western China. (CCTV via AP Video)

Arunachal Pradesh on edge over fears of river flooding

The river, originating in the Tibetan plateau, is the source of India's mighty Brahmaputra river which is the lifeline...

19 Oct 2018 11:52 PM GMT

Rajnath Singh said one cannot be in power and rule without love. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Electronic surveillance of Indo-Bangla border to begin on Tuesday

A 'highly porous' riverine section of Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam will be put under electronic surveillance.

4 March 2019 10:17 AM GMT

Currently, there are 615 relief camps operational in Baksa, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Kamrup, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat, and Jorhat districts. (Photo: ANI)

Assam floods: Around 651 villages affected in Barpeta district

One person has lost his life due to the calamity in the district in the last 24 hours, taking the total toll to 77.

28 July 2019 11:34 AM GMT

Officials said over 27,000 hectares of farmland are under floodwater and over 7,000 people have been evacuated to 68 relief camps across the state. (Photo: AFP)

Assam floods: 6 dead, over 8 lakh affected as situation worsens

Ferry services across Assam were stopped on Friday after the weather office forecast more rain this weekend.

13 July 2019 4:25 AM GMT

Brahmaputra River (Photo: Youtube)

Mohan Guruswamy | Worry on Brahmaputra waters seems misplaced

A published paper estimates that the utilisable water of the Brahmaputra system is just four percent of the total...

8 Dec 2020 3:46 AM GMT

National Disaster Response Force personnel on boats search in the Brahmaputra river after a boat capsized on the outskirts of Guwahati on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Assam: 20 feared dead after boat carrying 40 passengers capsizes

The SDRF officials said that the country-made ferryboat accidentally hit the pillars, which led to the accident.

5 Sep 2018 11:57 PM GMT

The mishap took place around 1:30 pm when the boat developed a technical snag and subsequently collided with a pillar of an ongoing water supply project in the Brahmaputra. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Assam: 20 feared dead after boat carrying 40 passengers capsizes

At least 12 people have been rescued by NDRF and SDRF teams.

5 Sep 2018 1:52 PM GMT