Dhaka concerned over Brahmaputra dams by China, India
It is very natural that the lower riparian countries should be alarmed at the prospect of withdrawal of water by an upper riparian country. However, I believe, the dam on the China-India border will be beneficial to BD. I am not here to talk about India, because it is not our concern.
I hope you will understand that in a single country flood problem, the govt builds dams/reservoirs upstream to contain floodwater and opens the gates during the lean season. Now, though China and BD are two different countries, the same principle is being applied when China builds reservoirs on the north of the Himalayas to contain excess monsoon water.
Now, you may ask why China should build reservoirs? It is because China has to regulate the flow of water evenly throughout the year. If it does not do so, you can see that a very large amount of unnecessary water comes rushing through the dams/gates which may destroy the structures.
Not only this, if all the monsoon water comes down in a few months, a lesser quantity of water will be available in winter, and the production of electricity may become 1/10th at that period compared to the peak period. No experienced planning engineer will ever do such a stupid thing.
Good planning requires producing power evenly throughout the year.
So, China must build reservoirs to contain the floodwater. This mechanism will certainly reduce the quantity of floodwater entering BD and increase the quantity during the winter when BD agriculture needs more water.
By the way, two Articles posted by you have not said a word about the
MAIN purpose of such a gigantic project. I have read about it, but it will be too long to discuss it here.
Well they all be breeding in Bangladesh soon enough. With NRC in Bengal and Assam, things are going to change. There is not going to be free lunch.
Muslims have been in Assam since after the failed invasion by Ikhtier uddin Bakhtier in around 1205 AD. Others migrated during the British period. Now, you and your Amit Shah are worried about Assam. But, can you just forfeit the historical facts with the tweak of a finger?