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No data from China on Brahmaputra this year
Context
- The Ministry of External Affairs said under an agreement, China has committed to share annual hydrological data with India but the same has not been shared this year.
Sharing of hydrological data
- There exists a mechanism named India-China Expert-Level mechanism started in 2006 to share hydrological data during the flood season for Brahmaputra and Satluj rivers.
- Under the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), the hydrological data is to be shared between May 15 to October 15 every year.
- From May 15 till now, India have not received any hydrological data from China.
- The last meeting of the mechanism was held in April 2016.
- The responsibility of sharing data is with China as it hosts the points of origin of the Brahmaputra and Satluj.
- The Mechanism is necessity for regional cooperation to control floods.
