NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday sought to calm fears over China’s transfer to construct the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra river, saying there isn’t a speedy cause to fret.He specified that the Brahmaputra just isn’t depending on single water supply and attracts most of its move from Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, and native rainfall.“I’m not instantly anxious as a result of Brahmaputra is a mighty river and it’s not depending on a single supply (of water),” Sarma instructed reporters on the sidelines of an occasion.Responding to issues about potential downstream results on Assam, the chief minister mentioned it’s too early to say whether or not the end result can be useful or dangerous.“Brahmaputra will get most of its waters from Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, and the rainwater and different types of water from our state itself,” he added.Sarma acknowledged that the complete implications of the huge Chinese language dam, which started development final week, are nonetheless unclear. “The precise influence of the huge dam, the development of which started final week, just isn’t correctly often called totally different theories are being floated,” he mentioned.The Assam CM additionally highlighted two conflicting scientific opinions in regards to the potential influence of the dam.“First — if Brahmaputra’s move is disturbed by China, then there could also be much less water and consequently biodiversity can be affected. However there’s additionally a counter view that if much less water comes, it would additionally act as a flood cushioning. So, I do not know which one is right,” he mentioned.He expressed confidence within the Union authorities’s dealing with of the matter. “I’m positive that they (Centre) should already be having a dialogue with China or could have a dialogue with the neighbouring nation,” he added.China started constructing the $167.8 billion hydropower challenge on July 19 in Nyingchi Metropolis, Tibet, near the border with Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese language premier Li Qiang attended the groundbreaking ceremony of what’s anticipated to be the biggest infrastructure challenge on the planet — greater even than the Three Gorges Dam.The dam can be constructed on the decrease reaches of the Brahmaputra, often called the Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet. The location lies in one of many rainiest and most seismically lively areas of the world and sits alongside a tectonic plate boundary liable to earthquakes.In keeping with stories, the challenge will function 5 cascading hydropower stations and generate over 300 billion kWh of electrical energy yearly — sufficient to fulfill the wants of over 300 million individuals.The challenge has raised critical issues in India and Bangladesh, each downstream international locations, because it might give China the power to manage the river’s move. In instances of rigidity, this management could possibly be used strategically by releasing or withholding water, probably inflicting floods or shortages.India, too, is establishing a dam on the Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh as a part of its efforts to counterbalance China’s management upstream.