Former Union Minister Ninong Ering had last month written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hinting that China could be behind Siang's water...

Earlier, Assam health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, had expressed concern over the water of Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh getting muddy.

Congress has stated that there are high chances of Brahmaputra River which is the lifeline of Assam getting polluted.

Deputy commissioner of East Siang district Tamyo Tatak told TOI that the colour of the river water is dark for nearly two months now.

The chloride level too decreased significantly from 26 to 16 mg/l and the TDS (total dissolved solids) came down to 102 from as high as 210...