The ministry of water resources has asked for a report from the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) on the building activity by China on the bend of the Yarlang Tsangpo — that’s what the Brahmaputra River is called in Mandarin. The ministry of external affairs, however, claims that there is no cause for worry about China’s reported plans of diverting the river’s course to harness hydel power. Read More
