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Brahmaputra in Assam, known as Siang in Arunachal, threatened with flood following a landslide in Tibet
Residents of the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh been transferred to safer places after China has informed India of possible flash floods in the region due to the formation of an artificial lake in Tibet, announced today officials.
The first jet of water reached Pasihgat, seat of the East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, around 7:30. , says the water resources department, chief engineer (HQ), Getom Borang.
The flow of water was under control and below the danger level at 11 am, he said by telephone to the PTI news agency.
East District Siang District Commissioner, Duly Kamduk and officials of the Department of Water Resources constantly monitor the flow of the Siang River, while the team of the Disaster Response Force ( NERF) arrived on the territory, announced officials.
Minister of Health and Family Arunchal Pradesh, Alo Libang, who is also the deputy of Yingkiong in Yingkiong constituency, is evacuated to many safer places. District, said that the water level of the Siang River had increased around 11 pm last night, but had begun to decline after a while.
The minister stated that officials were constantly monitoring the water level of the river.
Chinese embbady spokesman, adviser Ji Rong had said his country had activated the "mechanism of sharing of emergency information" with India as a result of the slide Wednesday morning near the village of Jiala in Milin County, in the lower part of the Yaluzangbu River in Tibet.
The reason invoked behind the landslide was "natural causes".
The Yaluzangbu River calls Siang when it enters Arunachal Pradesh and the Brahmaputra at Assam.
million. Ji had stated that the Hydrological Office of T The ibet autonomous region has started to share hourly hydrological information with the Indian side, such as the level and flow of the Nuxia hydrological station and the temporary hydrological station located downstream of the river. dam lake.
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