China has alerted India on rising water in Siang & Brahmaputra: Arunachal Pradesh MP Ering

China has alerted India about the rising water in river Tsangpo, called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and the Brahmaputra in Assam, leading to the possibility of floods in downstream areas, Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering said on Thursday.

MP Ering said the communication from China came following heavy rains in that country which has swollen Tsangpo.

"The local authorities told me that the Chinese government has conveyed to Indian government that there is a possibility of floods in parts of Arunachal Pradesh. We have taken the alert seriously and cautioned people," he told PTI.

According to a Chinese government report, 9020 cumec of water was discharged into Tsangpo/Brahmaputra river as observed at various stations on Thursday.

In April, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had said China had agreed to resume sharing of hydrological data of the Brahmaputra and Sutlej rivers. The sharing of hydrological data is crucial to predict floods in India's northeast region, prone to natural calamities.

Under the existing bilateral Memorandums of Understanding, China provides to India hydrological information of the Brahmaputra river (Yarlong Zangbo) and the Sutlej river (Langqen Zangbo) during the flood seasons.

According to the arrangement, China provides flood season data of the Brahmaputra river between May 15 and October 15 every year.

Last year, China stopped sharing data soon after the 73-day long stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops at Dokalam over Chinese military's plans to build a road close to India's Chicken Neck corridor connecting North-Eastern states.