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China to Help Monitor, Forecast Flood for India

Indian Minister for Water Resources Arjun Charan Sethi said China will help in monitoring and forecasting flood caused by Brahmaputra and other rivers flowing into India.

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Indian Minister for Water Resources Arjun Charan Sethi said China will help in monitoring and forecasting flood caused by Brahmaputra and other rivers flowing into India.

Sethi told reporters in Guwahati in east India's Assam state Monday night, "A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with China to monitor water levels of river flowing through that country to India to forecast flood effectively in order to mitigate damage on the Indian side."

According to the agreement, China already has set up three flood monitoring stations within its territory to monitor water levels of Brahmaputra and other major rivers.

The Indo-China coordination in flood forecasting will benefit India as all its major rivers originate in China, the minister added.

China had already begun the monitoring process and the results were likely to be visible in the next flood season, Sethi added.

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