Assam CM dismisses Pakistan’s “China stopping Brahmaputra water” narrative, says river’s flow mostly generated within India.
June-3, 2025: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has firmly countered Pakistan’s alarmist remarks about the possibility of China cutting off Brahmaputra river water to India. Labeling these claims as “baseless fear-mongering,” Mr. Sarma clarified that India contributes the majority of the river’s volume, making any upstream control ineffective.
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Responding to Pakistan’s hypothetical scenario—“What if China stops the Brahmaputra’s water to India?”—Mr. Sarma took to X to dismantle the myth with facts. “Let’s dismantle this myth, not with fear, but with facts and national clarity,” he wrote.
What If China Stops Brahmaputra Water to India?
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 2, 2025
A Response to Pakistan’s New Scare Narrative
After India decisively moved away from the outdated Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan is now spinning another manufactured threat:
“What if China stops the Brahmaputra’s water to India?”…
He explained that only about 30 to 35 per cent of the Brahmaputra’s flow comes from Chinese territory, mainly due to glacial melt and minimal rainfall over the Tibetan plateau. In contrast, the bulk—65 to 70 per cent—of the river’s flow is generated within India by monsoon rains and the contribution of its numerous tributaries in the Northeast.
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Hydrological data, he noted, underscores this point: while the river’s flow at the Indo-China border (Tuting) ranges from 2,000 to 3,000 cubic metres per second, it swells to 15,000-20,000 cubic meters per second in Assam during the monsoon.
“The Brahmaputra is not a river India depends on upstream. It is a rain-fed Indian river system, strengthened after entering Indian territory,” the Chief Minister emphasized.
Mr. Sarma further argued that even if China were to reduce the flow, it might benefit India by alleviating the devastating floods that displace lakhs of people in Assam every year.
He dismissed any suggestion that China would weaponize the Brahmaputra’s flow, calling it speculative and unsupported by any official Chinese statements.
Taking a dig at Pakistan, Mr. Sarma remarked that the country, which has long enjoyed the benefits of the Indus Waters Treaty, is now “panicking” as India asserts its rightful water sovereignty.
He concluded, “The Brahmaputra is not controlled by a single source. It is powered by our geography, our monsoon, and our civilisational resilience.”
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