(a) whether sudden floods in Arunachal Pradesh have claimed lives of many
people;
(b) if so, whether the floods are probably due to some activity across the border;
(c) if so, whether the Government have taken up the matter with the Chinese
Government to prevent such happenings in future; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)
(a): The State Government had reported that 26 people died due to the flash floods in
June, 2000.
(b)to(d): The matter was taken up with the Chinese side, who conveyed that there was
no dam on their side on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) river and that the
occurrence on the Indian side could have been “only due to natural causesâ€.