Highlights 1 China said dam can store less than 0.02 percent of Brahmaputra flow. 2 It assured India dam will have negligible impact on downstream flows. China today assured India that its new dam on a tributary of Brahmaputra would have no impact on downstream flows as its maximum capacity can only store "less than 0.02 per cent" of the river's average run-off. Also Read: China dam: Tributary brings less than 1 per cent to Brahmaputra, says dataDAM'S STORAGE CAPACITY LESS THAN 0.02 PER CENT OF AVERAGE FLOW OF BRAHMAPUTRAThe Chinese Foreign Ministry told India Today in a statement today that the dam's storage capacity is less than 0.02 per cent of the average flow of the Brahmaputra. "The reservoir capacity of the project is less than 0.02 per cent of the average annual runoff of the Yarlung Zangbo-Brahmaputra.

Source: India Today October 08, 2016 10:59 UTC