Opinion | Nepal Flood, India's Worry: Curse Of Lower Riparian States

The Nepal floods are therefore a reminder that, given that India is downstream of both Nepal and China, it cannot afford to be unprepared for what happens upstream

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Devastating flash flood waters originating in Tibet, Chinese-controlled territory, have deluged Nepal. The flash flood originated in the Trishuli-Bhote Koshi river that originates in Tibet. No one knows the exact cause. Some speculate it could be due to an earthquake that struck a part of Tibet that stands opposite the Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts of Nepal.

Although there is no basis yet to conclude that Chinese authorities deliberately released water into the river’s basin, a group of anonymous Nepali journalists have blamed China. Or, to be precise, construction in glacial areas along the China-Nepal border had damaged the sensitive ecosystem and contributed to recurring avalanches, which in turn triggered the flash flood.

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