Brahmaputra

"The main reason for the flood in the Brahmaputra river is that there is no mechanism to stop water at the up-streams.

China has resumed sharing of hydrological data on the Brahmaputra from May 15 after a gap of one year.

Under two deals signed on the sidelines of the SCO summit on Saturday, China will share hydrological data on the Brahmaputra river and amend certain requirements on Indian exports of rice other than the premium Basmati variety to China, India's foreign ministry spokesman, Raveesh Kumar, said on Twitter.

The Brahmaputra is the fifth largest river in the world, by flow,

Relations between China and India should not be affected by 'imaginary water war', an article in the state-run Global Times said, adding that Beijing is unlikely to use Brahmaputra river water as a potential weapon.

On October 1, China had announced that it had dammed Xiabuqu, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, or Yarlung Zangbo, as it is known in Tibet, for a $ 740 million hydropower project at Lalho.

The hydel project may impact water flow of the Brahmaputra into the lower riparian countries including India and Bangladesh.

Earlier in the day, Headlines Today had reported how China has approved construction of three new hydropower dams on the Brahmaputra. The move comes after a two-year halt amid concerns shown by India and environmental groups about reduced water flow downstream.

India, June 26 -- The long term impact of any diversion of the mainstream Brahmaputra will be very serious to

Now China and India are engaged yet again in a spat, this time over the headwaters of the Brahmaputra River.

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BOMBAY: At least 40 people drowned as swirling flood waters from the mighty Brahmaputra River submerged the homes of more than two million people in India's remote north-east region.