People residing on the banks of the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh heaved a sigh of relief, as water overflowing from a landslip-induced barrier across the river upstream in China eased within 14 hours.
About:
The Tsangpo – Yarlung Zangbo, as it is known in China – enters Arunachal Pradesh, where it is known as the Dihang (or Siang) River.
It turns towards south and enters Assam where it is joined by two mountain streams, the Lohit and the Dibang and thereafter it is known as
Recent event:
China had informed India about the Tsangpo barrier breach.
A fairly high volume of clear water reached Pasighat town, but the flow was not as forceful as we had feared and thus there is no reason to Panic.
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