Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said the reported move by China operationalising a hydropower station on the Brahmaputra River will cause irreparable damage to Assam and other parts of the Brahmaputra basin.
In a statement, Mr. Gogoi said the State government has all along been taking up the issue with the Centre on the reported move of China building dams on the Brahmaputra since long.
Mr. Gogoi had also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the matter with the Chinese President during his last visit to China.
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“I have pleaded the Prime Minister to take up the issue with the President of China during his visit to that country. However, I have serious doubts whether he took up the matter at all,” Mr. Gogoi maintained.
Mr. Gogoi observed “It is an utter failure at the highest diplomatic level to prevail upon China not to go ahead with the construction plan. What purpose will it serve if the bonhomie and camaraderie generated by talks could not be translated into concrete actions vis a vis protecting India’s interests?”