Guwahati, July 21 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said there is no immediate reason to worry about China's construction of a massive dam on the Brahmaputra River, stating that the river's primary water sources lie within India and Bhutan.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Guwahati, Sarma said, "I am not immediately worried because the Brahmaputra is a mighty river and it is not dependent on a single source."

China formally began construction of a USD 167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra (known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet) in Tibet near the Arunachal Pradesh border on Saturday. The development has raised concerns about possible downstream impacts in northeastern India.

When asked about the p...