Arise Bharat

By Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, as posted on X

After India decisively moved away from the outdated Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan is now spinning another manufactured threat: “What if China stops the Brahmaputra’s water to India?”

Let’s dismantle this myth — not with fear, but with facts and national clarity:

Brahmaputra: A River That Grows in India — Not Shrinks

China contributes only ~30–35% of the Brahmaputra’s total flow — mostly through glacial melt and limited Tibetan rainfall.

The remaining 65–70% is generated within India, thanks to:

•Torrential monsoon rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, and Meghalaya •

Major tributaries like Subansiri, Lohit, Kameng, Manas, Dhansiri, Jia-Bharali, Kopili

•Additional inflows from the Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia Hills via rivers such as Krishnai, Digaru, and Kulsi

➤ At the Indo-China border (Tuting): Flow is ~2,000–3,000 m³/s

➤ In Assam plains (e.g., Guwahati): Flow swells to 15,000–20,000 m³/s during 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 Truth that Pakistan should know – Even if China were to reduce water flow (unlikely as China has never threatened or indicated in any official forum), it may actually help India mitigate the annual floods in Assam, which displace lakhs and destroy livelihoods every year.

Meanwhile, Pakistan — which has exploited 74 years of preferential water access under the Indus Waters Treaty — now panics as India rightfully reclaims its sovereign rights.

Let’s remind them: Brahmaputra is not controlled by a single source — it is powered by our geography, our monsoon, and our civilisational resilience

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