The Yarlung Tsangpo River also known as Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River is one of the major international river. This Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River is shared between Tibet/China, India and Bangladesh. In Indi this river is known as River Brahmaputra and in Bangladesh it is known as River Jamuna. The Yarlung Tsangpo originates at a place 30o31’N latitude and 80o80’E longitude, near the upper waters of the Indus and Sutlej and a little to the east of the Mansarovar Lake in Tibet between the Kailash range and the Himalayan range lying at an altitude of 5150m. On the Tibetan Plateau, the river flows west to east, across Southern Tibet, from its sources near the sacred Mt. Kailash all the way to the Great Bend. Here at the great bend the River Tsangpo-Brahmaputra turns north to take a sharp U-turn to flow south into India and then to Bangladesh. This major international river is connected to the larger Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin.
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| The Great Bend of the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra. |
Just before few years, this major Yarlung Tsangpo or Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River was considered as an undammed river. People’s Republic of China (PRC) China has officially announced plans to build a number of dams on the middle section of the river i.e., the upper reach of River Brahmaputra of India and River Jamuna of Bangladesh. As we all know that China has a great demand for energy to fulfill their peoples need. So, to fulfill their needs China decided to make Dams on the upper reach of River Brahmaputra of India and River Jamuna of Bangladesh. From all these dams China will generate huge amount of electricity and they will divert almost all the waters from the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River to the middle of China where there is a crisis of water. We don’t have any question mark on our face that after completion of these big Dams of hydroelectric power plant project there will be displacement of local populations, destruction of ecosystems, and an impact for downstream people in India and Bangladesh. It will totally change the ecology of India (particularly Assam) and the Bangladesh within few years.
The construction Big Dam of hydroelectric power plant project by China includes the Zangmu project (currently under construction) and this has caused much concern in India. The absence in these debates of the voices of Tibetans who live in the valley and are traditional users of its waters in these debates is deplorable, especially given their historical, religious and economic connections to the river.
To save the ecological, economical status of India (Specially Assam) and Bangladesh, we all should try to stop China to construct the Big Dam on Yarlung Tsangpo or Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River. Actually it is too late for all of us protest against the Big Dam. But still we can stop the China from their aim to destroy the ecosystem and many more.
A list of already completed and operational Hydropower projects on the Yarlung Tsangpo upper reaches Brahmaputra are given below:
Name Size (MW)
Bayi 3.1
Jaingzi 1.0
Manla 20
Najin 7.5
Nimaxian 1.26
Pulan N/A
Qiangwang 3.2
Shequanhe 6.4
Woka 20
Xueka 40
Yanghu 90
Zanda N/A
Zhikong 100
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