Overview

• On August 7, India told Parliament it has taken note of China’s construction start on the 60 GW Medog Hydropower Project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet.
• New Delhi underscored the need to resume bilateral hydrological data sharing and transparent consultation under the 2006 expert-level mechanism on transborder rivers.
• China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun has maintained that the dam will not cause harm to downstream regions.
• India and Bangladesh have raised alarms over possible alterations in water flow, flood hazards, and disruptions to ecosystems and agriculture downstream.
• India is ramping up satellite-based monitoring of the Brahmaputra and advancing plans for its own Upper Siang dam to safeguard downstream water security.