India’s plans to accelerate its infrastructure development in Brahmaputra basin
Ananya Malik
Research intern at MRC
Brahmaputra basin part in India spreads over states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland and the whole of Sikkim. Brahmaputra basin (in India) is bounded by the Himalayas on the north, by the Patkai range of hills on the east running along the India-Myanmar border, by the Assam range of hills on the south and by the Himalayas and the ridge separating it from Ganga basin on the west. The distribution of the drainage area of Brahmaputra River in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Sikkim are 81,424Sq.km, 70,634Sq.km,12,585Sq.km, 11,667 Sq.km, 10,803 Sq.km and 7,300Sq.km respectively.
Of all the hydropower in India, total of 31012 MW potential at 60% load factor is in the Brahmaputra region. In this case, Arunachal Pradesh alone has 67.5% (44 593 MW) of hydropower in the Brahmaputra valley. According to state data, the largest hydropower available in Arunachal Pradesh is about 30% (44,593 MW) of total hydropower in the country followed by Himachal Pradesh 13.6% (19411 MW).
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Ananya Malik
Research intern at MRC
She is an associate at MRC. Her research involves geopolitical, social and ecological analysis of transboundary waters particularly Brahmaputra River. She is an alumnus of TERI where she did her masters in water science and governance. Her other research areas include climate risk, water security and carbon finance.