Click to play videoNew Delhi: The mighty Brahmaputra is the lifeline for the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam but China's plans to dam it is causing serious concern.
MEA sources confirmed that the matter will be taken up during President Hu Jintao's visit to Delhi next month.
The source of the Brahmaputra is in Tibet, where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo. China plans to dam the river before it flows into India to divert the waters to the northeast and feed the provinces of Shaanxi, Hebei, the capital Beijing and Tianjin.
The plan reportedly has the backing of President Hu Jintao, a hydro-engineer by profession who built his political career in Tibet.
There is concern in India that a dam of this kind would affect water flows into Assam and Arunachal.
India's sense of urgency is growing as two months ago China cleared a plan to divert water from the upper reaches of the Yangtze river in Tibet to the north-western parts of the country.
India will take up the river issue during President Hu Jintao's visit in November.
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