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China dams, river diversion will hit Bangladesh harder

Can someone a neutral answer about how this is going to impact Bangladesh. River water should be shared according to international law and should be kept away from politics.
 
Can someone a neutral answer about how this is going to impact Bangladesh. River water should be shared according to international law and should be kept away from politics.

If the overall flow in Brahmaputra reduces significantly, then salt water from sea will enter southern portions of Bangladesh, making the soil saline and infertile.
 
Ok then. Bangladesh shouldnt have any concerns if we divert some 20% of Brahmaputra water. Southern India do face droughts often.

Thank you Bangladeshi :D

You are most welcome. A boycott of Indian goods will also be forthcoming. Worth about, oh, maybe fifteen billion dollars every year.

Plus we will kick out two million or so illegal Indians from Dhaka which will mean six billion less of remittances per year to your coffers.

Thank you Indians for stupid moves. :enjoy:

Can someone a neutral answer about how this is going to impact Bangladesh. River water should be shared according to international law and should be kept away from politics.

It's their problem. Tathagata Roy has zero idea about river hydraulics.
 
If the overall flow in Brahmaputra reduces significantly, then salt water from sea will enter southern portions of Bangladesh, making the soil saline and infertile.
What else? Anyway river disputes should be solved diplomatically through discussions between every stakeholders
 
Hasina is looking after her country's interest, we should look after ours.

My point was somehow China has been successful in convincing Jamatis, with some return of favour like an assurance to get them to power in BD and Jamatis have agreed that they will only extract water from India and avoid making of any work China does on Brahmaputra.
 
What else? Anyway river disputes should be solved diplomatically through discussions between every stakeholders

Tell that to inhouse Jamaatis. Though I accept they dont even form the majority in BD everyday life. They are ready to lick China's butt and its fine if they divert water :lol:

Certainly, it will be a cause of concern for us if India diverts any more water from the common rivers including Brahmaputra. China needs water to its middle zone to develop agriculture. But, in any case it will not be able to take all the water in the north of the Himalaya.

What about India? Dont we have people who do agriculture? Though I accept its topographically impossible to divert Brahmaputra water into Indian mainland.

Chinese water diversions won't affect Bangladesh as per the Bangladeshis, so we must not compensate for whatever water China diverts, let Bangladesh take the entire hit.



Exactly...We have a right too. Let the ingrates lick chini butts and suffer the consequences.

India first needs to have a plan on river linking first with check dams and barrages atleast on paper. There will be opposition in various states. Then the govt needs to sit, consult, give and take and agree on a middle path. But there is not even a plan on paper. Lots and lots of rivers in the north gets flood every year. And wasted.

Its very bad that Brahmaputra can never be diverted to Indian mainland as topography never permits to do it
 
India is alienating is itself from all its neighbors and it is already feeling the heat under its bottom as China ( the most peaceful nation) was also forced to resort to the use of power and violence for the first time since 1962.
 
What about India? Dont we have people who do agriculture? Though I accept its topographically impossible to divert Brahmaputra water into Indian mainland.
I do not think, Indian agriculture will suffer if China withdraws water on condition that the latter builds reservoir to collect monsoon/snowfall precipitation at the north of the Himalaya. This will regularize the flow of water throughout the year almost evenly. This will result in less flood in BD and more water in dry season in Assam and BD.
 
I do not think, Indian agriculture will suffer if China withdraws water on condition that the latter builds reservoir to collect monsoon/snowfall precipitation at the north of the Himalaya. This will regularize the flow of water throughout the year almost evenly. This will result in less flood in BD and more water in dry season in Assam and BD.

Chinese will give jack to concerns of other countries. Rightly so. Its India who is fighting for its rights,even for lower riparian states.
 
My point was somehow China has been successful in convincing Jamatis, with some return of favour like an assurance to get them to power in BD and Jamatis have agreed that they will only extract water from India and avoid making of any work China does on Brahmaputra.

That is not the case. China is working with Sheikh Hasina closely, recently granting billions of loan and weapons like submarine. In fact our relations have never been this close.

If you really want to know why all Bangladeshis irrespective of political polarization including Anti Jamatis like and support China... then know that they don't meddle in our internal politics whereas India obviously is closer to one party. They do not shoot our people and do not create trade barriers intentionally.
 
That is not the case. China is working with Sheikh Hasina closely, recently granting billions of loan and weapons like submarine. In fact our relations have never been this close.

If you really want to know why all Bangladeshis irrespective of political polarization including Anti Jamatis like and support China... then know that they don't meddle in our internal politics whereas India obviously is closer to one party. They do not shoot our people and do not create trade barriers intentionally.
Most crucially China is our strategic security, defence and economic partner.I don't believe they will do any thing with the intention to harm Bangladesh.They have withdrawn all the tariff on Bangladeshi export on all items.Our export in China is increasing rapidly.They are our largest trade partner.Both China and Bangladesh know each other's importance.Chinese portion of Brahmaputra river generate only about 14-20 percent of total water flow.Most of the water comes from Indian north east.So Chinese dam can't hold much water to harm Bangladesh in any meaningful way.
 
Click the link below to read that China is building three dams across the upstream of Brahmaputra. These are certainly to contain water during the monsoon. A part of this reservoir water will be sent to the northern plateau.

But, to lift water to a higher ground needs electricity that will pump up the water. So, China has to produce power. China will build runoff hydro-electric power plants at the north of Arunachal because there is a large head there to produce a large quantity of power. This power will be used to lift the reservoir water to the Tibetan high ground in the north.

At the power stations, water will automatically run down the Arunachal slope by gravity to India and BD after revolving the turbines. So, why the Indians are making so much fuss when almost all the water minus the quantity that creates havoc will come down?

It is obvious that China will take only a part of reservoir water to the Tibetan north that would be collected during the monsoon. At present, this excessive monsoon water creates havoc in BD and all the water goes down directly to the BoB. So, China will take only a part of this excess water, and it seems it will do so without damaging the interest of India and BD.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/china-to-construct-three-more-dams-on-brahmaputra-river.232369/
 
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It is obvious that China will take only a part of reservoir water to the Tibetan north that would be collected during the monsoon. At present, this excessive monsoon water creates havoc in BD and all the water goes down directly to the BoB. So, China will take only a part of this excess water, and it seems it will do so without damaging the interest of India and BD.
Indian also know this,still they are trying to create a fissure between Bangladesh and China.It is a shame that even the Tripura governor had to resort to this cheap tactic at the presence of Bangladeshi delegation in Assam.
 

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