GUWAHATI: The Centre is intently monitoring the atypical exchange within the waters of the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh — which flows from southern Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo and because the Brahmaputra in Assam — which has now spread downstream to the Brahmaputra in Assam. The color of the water has long gone from crystal to black with the presence of slag within the flow.
"We are observing the black colour of the Siang river right from its entry point in India at Geling in Upper Siang district on the international border," a central govt source mentioned. There are studies of a number of kinds of fish death within the Siang, which is an aquatic lifestyles
. "The change of colour has now been observed in the Brahmaputra river as well in the downstream reaches," the source added.
The Siang flows more than 500 km in China. After becoming a member of the Lohit river, additionally from China, it becomes the Brahmaputra in Assam.
The waters have turned dark in Dibrugarh town as neatly. Dibrugarh is at a directly line distance of 77 km from Pasighat in East Siang district, the place the Siang's water is darkest. The Central Water Commission (CWC), accountable for monitoring water degree and high quality of all rivers within the country, has additionally noticed a metamorphosis of color so far as Tezpur and Guwahati in downstream spaces.
The CWC started monitoring the blackened Siang from November 18, the source mentioned. It will quickly interact different departments, together with ISRO, to find out why this is occurring, the source mentioned. "There was an earthquake in eastern Arunachal Pradesh on November 17 and initially we thought that there must have been landslides which might have blocked the Siang river. But the dark colour has remained the same and is still continuing. We can't conclusively say anything now," the source added.
"As of now, we cannot come to any conclusion about the cause for this unusual change. We don't know what the situation is across the border (in China) as we do not have jurisdiction over the river and its quality there. If necessary, the Indian government has to take help from the Chinese government," the source mentioned.
The main points of the information of the water high quality of Siang is assessed as it is a global river. "The next step by the Government of India will be based on the results of the tests of the water sample collected from various locations," the source mentioned.
"We are observing the black colour of the Siang river right from its entry point in India at Geling in Upper Siang district on the international border," a central govt source mentioned. There are studies of a number of kinds of fish death within the Siang, which is an aquatic lifestyles
. "The change of colour has now been observed in the Brahmaputra river as well in the downstream reaches," the source added.
The Siang flows more than 500 km in China. After becoming a member of the Lohit river, additionally from China, it becomes the Brahmaputra in Assam.
The waters have turned dark in Dibrugarh town as neatly. Dibrugarh is at a directly line distance of 77 km from Pasighat in East Siang district, the place the Siang's water is darkest. The Central Water Commission (CWC), accountable for monitoring water degree and high quality of all rivers within the country, has additionally noticed a metamorphosis of color so far as Tezpur and Guwahati in downstream spaces.
The CWC started monitoring the blackened Siang from November 18, the source mentioned. It will quickly interact different departments, together with ISRO, to find out why this is occurring, the source mentioned. "There was an earthquake in eastern Arunachal Pradesh on November 17 and initially we thought that there must have been landslides which might have blocked the Siang river. But the dark colour has remained the same and is still continuing. We can't conclusively say anything now," the source added.
"As of now, we cannot come to any conclusion about the cause for this unusual change. We don't know what the situation is across the border (in China) as we do not have jurisdiction over the river and its quality there. If necessary, the Indian government has to take help from the Chinese government," the source mentioned.
The main points of the information of the water high quality of Siang is assessed as it is a global river. "The next step by the Government of India will be based on the results of the tests of the water sample collected from various locations," the source mentioned.
Dark waters of Siang spread downstream, reach Assam
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