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Arunachal Chief Minister Reveals Siang River Barrage Plan To Counter Chinese Dam
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday warned the state Assembly of environmental disasters, including floods, for his state and neighbouring Assam if India does not respond to China's mega dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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As Arunachal River Turns Muddy, Officials Suspect Chinese Construction
The water in Arunachal's Siang river has turned muddy, an indication of possible construction activity in upstream China, alarming people in the border state, an officialsaid.
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Indian Army Rescues 2 Women From Drowning In River In Arunachal Pradesh
Indian Army has rescued two stranded local women from drowning in Siyom River near Kaying Village in West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
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Arunachal Pradesh On Alert After Tibet Landslide Creates Another Artificial Dam
There is a possibility of floods in the Siang River if the artificial dam formed by the landslide in the Yarlung Tsangpo River is breached, according to officials in Arunachal Pradesh. Upper Siang district collector Duly Kamduk said in a circular today that the department of disaster management had informed the district administration about the lan...
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No Flood Threat Due To Artificial Lake In Arunachal, Assam, Says China
China today said the flood situation in Yarlung Tsangpo River, known as Siang in India, has returned to normal, which had arisen due to the formation of an artificial lake created by a landslide and blocking its main steam in Tibet, posing a threat to India's northeastern states.
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Residents Along Arunachal's Siang River Moved To Safety After Flood Alert
People living along the banks of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh have been moved to safer places after China informed India about possible flash floods in the area due to formation of an artificial lake in Tibet, officials said today.
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Arunachal, Assam On Alert As Tibet Landslide Causes Siang River To Swell
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on high alert after China informed India about a possible flood situation because of a landslide in Tibet. Beijing, under the 'Emergency Information Sharing Mechanism' with India, informed New Delhi that a landslide has blocked one of the major rivers in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.
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Arunachal, Assam At Flood Risk As Artificial Lake In China Breaches
The governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have issued a high alert of possible flash floods in the two northeastern states after China informed India on Friday that a landslide has blocked a section of a Yarlung Tsangpo river in the Tibet region, that flows into Arunachal Pradesh as Siang and further downstream in Assam as the Brahmaputra.
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Pema Khandu Draws Rajnath Singh's Attention To Siang River Situation
Concerned over the unprecedented simultaneous drought and flood situations in different areas of the Siang river basin, Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday drew the attention of the union home ministry to it.
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Over 200 Rescued In Arunachal Pradesh And Assam, Flood Alert In Meghalaya
As many as 19 people were airlifted by the Air Force from a flooded Arunachal Pradesh island today and over 200 others rescued from Assam's Dhemaji district as Siang river, which originates in China, continued to swell due to rains in that country, officials said.
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19 People Stranded In Flood-Hit Arunachal Pradesh Rescued By Air Force
The Indian Air Force today rescued 19 people stranded in an island amid the swelling Siang River in East Siang district of partially flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh, an official said.
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China Issues Flood Alert In India As River Tsangpo Swells
China has alerted India about the rising water in river Tsangpo, called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam, leading to possibility of floods in downstream areas, Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering said today.
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Never Acknowledged Arunachal's Existence: China Amid Intrusion Report
China today said it had "never acknowledged" the existence of Arunachal Pradesh as it denied knowledge about a report that its troops intruded into the Indian side of the border in the frontier state last month.
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India Still Not Sure Why River Siang Turned Black, Muddy
Earlier this week, China officially stated the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh may have turned muddy due to a series of earthquakes in Tibet in November. Beijing also alerted India of possible massive floods in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam due to the formation of massive landslide dams that might burst.
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Lakes Formed By Tibet Earthquake Triggers Brahmaputra Flood Concern
Scientists who are studying water issues in the Brahmaputra basin have agreed that a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet in November could have made the water of Siang River, in China, to turn muddy as it flowed into India. Siang is known as Tsangpo river in Tibet and it enters India in Arunachal Pradesh; it becomes Brahmaputra near Sadiya i...
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Arunachal Chief Minister Reveals Siang River Barrage Plan To Counter Chinese Dam
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday warned the state Assembly of environmental disasters, including floods, for his state and neighbouring Assam if India does not respond to China's mega dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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As Arunachal River Turns Muddy, Officials Suspect Chinese Construction
The water in Arunachal's Siang river has turned muddy, an indication of possible construction activity in upstream China, alarming people in the border state, an officialsaid.
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Indian Army Rescues 2 Women From Drowning In River In Arunachal Pradesh
Indian Army has rescued two stranded local women from drowning in Siyom River near Kaying Village in West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
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Arunachal Pradesh On Alert After Tibet Landslide Creates Another Artificial Dam
There is a possibility of floods in the Siang River if the artificial dam formed by the landslide in the Yarlung Tsangpo River is breached, according to officials in Arunachal Pradesh. Upper Siang district collector Duly Kamduk said in a circular today that the department of disaster management had informed the district administration about the lan...
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No Flood Threat Due To Artificial Lake In Arunachal, Assam, Says China
China today said the flood situation in Yarlung Tsangpo River, known as Siang in India, has returned to normal, which had arisen due to the formation of an artificial lake created by a landslide and blocking its main steam in Tibet, posing a threat to India's northeastern states.
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Residents Along Arunachal's Siang River Moved To Safety After Flood Alert
People living along the banks of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh have been moved to safer places after China informed India about possible flash floods in the area due to formation of an artificial lake in Tibet, officials said today.
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Arunachal, Assam On Alert As Tibet Landslide Causes Siang River To Swell
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on high alert after China informed India about a possible flood situation because of a landslide in Tibet. Beijing, under the 'Emergency Information Sharing Mechanism' with India, informed New Delhi that a landslide has blocked one of the major rivers in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.
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Arunachal, Assam At Flood Risk As Artificial Lake In China Breaches
The governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have issued a high alert of possible flash floods in the two northeastern states after China informed India on Friday that a landslide has blocked a section of a Yarlung Tsangpo river in the Tibet region, that flows into Arunachal Pradesh as Siang and further downstream in Assam as the Brahmaputra.
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Pema Khandu Draws Rajnath Singh's Attention To Siang River Situation
Concerned over the unprecedented simultaneous drought and flood situations in different areas of the Siang river basin, Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday drew the attention of the union home ministry to it.
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Over 200 Rescued In Arunachal Pradesh And Assam, Flood Alert In Meghalaya
As many as 19 people were airlifted by the Air Force from a flooded Arunachal Pradesh island today and over 200 others rescued from Assam's Dhemaji district as Siang river, which originates in China, continued to swell due to rains in that country, officials said.
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19 People Stranded In Flood-Hit Arunachal Pradesh Rescued By Air Force
The Indian Air Force today rescued 19 people stranded in an island amid the swelling Siang River in East Siang district of partially flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh, an official said.
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China Issues Flood Alert In India As River Tsangpo Swells
China has alerted India about the rising water in river Tsangpo, called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam, leading to possibility of floods in downstream areas, Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering said today.
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Never Acknowledged Arunachal's Existence: China Amid Intrusion Report
China today said it had "never acknowledged" the existence of Arunachal Pradesh as it denied knowledge about a report that its troops intruded into the Indian side of the border in the frontier state last month.
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India Still Not Sure Why River Siang Turned Black, Muddy
Earlier this week, China officially stated the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh may have turned muddy due to a series of earthquakes in Tibet in November. Beijing also alerted India of possible massive floods in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam due to the formation of massive landslide dams that might burst.
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Lakes Formed By Tibet Earthquake Triggers Brahmaputra Flood Concern
Scientists who are studying water issues in the Brahmaputra basin have agreed that a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet in November could have made the water of Siang River, in China, to turn muddy as it flowed into India. Siang is known as Tsangpo river in Tibet and it enters India in Arunachal Pradesh; it becomes Brahmaputra near Sadiya i...
