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New Delhi/Itanagar, Oct 19

Districts along the Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh have been put on high alert for possible flash floods after China informed India about a landslide blocking its main stream in Tibet leading to formation of an artificial lake, officials said Friday.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the government was in regular contact with the Chinese side for further updates. All relevant authorities of the Central and state governments concerned have been apprised about the emerging situation to enable them to take necessary precautionary measures, he said.

A senior official of the Union Water Resources Ministry said the flood water was likely to reach Arunachal Pradesh by Friday night. Chinese Embassy spokesperson Counselor Ji Rong said his country had activated the ‘Emergency Information Sharing Mechanism’ with India following the landslide on Wednesday morning near Jiala Village in Milin County in the lower ranges of Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet.

Yarlung Tsangpo river is called Siang when it enters Arunachal and Brahmaputra in Assam. The official added that districts along Siang (Brahmaputra) in Arunchal Pradesh have been put on high alert. The water will cross “high flood mark” and the situation is being monitored at the highest level, the official added.