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Chandigarh, January 23
Haryana Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday appealed to farmers and their supporters protesting the Centre s contentious farm laws not to oppose ministers or political leaders at Republic Day events in the state.
He, however, said farmers will continue opposing state ministers at rallies and events on other days. I would like to request that in Haryana if any minister or political leader comes to an event to unfurl the national flag on the occasion (of Republic Day), we don t have to oppose them, Chaduni said in a video message.
Disruption of any kind of Republic Day function will send out a wrong message , he said.
China s Attempt to Build Dam on Brahmaputra will be Termed as Encroachment: India
The chairman of the Power Construction Corp of China said that they will implement hydropower exploitation in the downstream of the Yarlung Zangbo River.
| 21 Jan 2021 9:43 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: During a review meeting of Central Water Commission, Rattan Lal Kataria, Minister of State in the Jal Shakti Ministry stated that China s attempt to build a hydropower station on the Brahmaputra river will act as an encroachment.
According to reports, a statement by the ministry of Jal Shakti mentioned that China to set up a super hydropower station at the Brahmaputra at Medong, Tibet, the officials apprised that any attempt to divert the water of Brahmaputra river shall act as an encroachment on the entitled rights of lower riparian states like India, Bangladesh and adversely affect the availability of water in the Brahmaputra basin during the lean season.
New Delhi, January 21
Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal Kataria has expressed concern over increasing water conflicts in the country, while presiding over a review meeting of the Central Water Commission.
He lauded CWC’s premier role in country efforts to better manage water resources.
Kataria’s concern over water conflicts was in the context of water disputes among states often degenerating into an emotive and political issue.
Consequently, the disputes become long drawn and defy amicable resolutions.
A number of states are involved in long-standing disputes on waters of inter-state rivers.
Dispute on Ravi-Beas waters between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, and on Cauvery waters between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry are among the major inter-state disputes.