India says it is opposed to construction of dam in China
New Delhi: Oct 15 (PTI) Firing a fresh salvo, India today said it was opposed to construction of a dam by China on Brahmaputra river and that it was verifying whether such a project is being pursued despite denials.
In the wake of a media report that China has begun constructing a dam on the river, External Affairs Ministry said India has conveyed, during meetings over last three years, that such a project may have significant impact on the socio-economic condition of people living downstream.
"The Indian side has taken up with the Chinese side reports about the construction of a large-scale dam or diversion project in the Brahmaputra," ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said while referring to the meeting of Expert-Level Mechanism set up in November 2006.
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