A preliminary study has found that the water of the Siang river, which originates in southern Tibet and becomes the Brahmaputra upon entering Assam through Arunachal Pradesh, is turning black due to a recent earthquake in the region, Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has said. “We have been getting reports of pollution in the river and its water turning black. “There is a strong possibility that the colour (of the river’s water) has changed due to natural reasons,” the minister said. “After these reports appeared, the water of the river Siang has turned muddy and slushy. Certain reports claim that the water of the river have become unusable and that a number of fish had died in the river in the recent past.

Source: Hindustan Times December 04, 2017 07:07 UTC