Pegu said he was not opposed to any dam if the downstream

impact was assessed scientifically and precautionary measures taken. Responding to queries, Tingkhatra said states have been formed for administrative reasons but nature has no boundary and Assam sufferers heavily because of landslides, erosion and siltation in rivers in Arunachal. He said civil society felt that representatives of NE states should be sent by the Centre to study the proposed dams in China and their impact as information from China could not be completely relied on until and unless a spot study was made. After the initiative of Pradhan at a meeting here in December last year, this was the first high level official joint meeting. It concluded with the formation of a joint technical committee with WRD secretary of both states to chair it in rotation for two years while the chief engineer of both the states would be the member-secretary. A joint meeting would be held soon where the joint technical committee would apprise the joint administrative committee about schemes would be taken to tackle the downstream impact of Arunachal rivers in Assam. The administrative committee would include ministers of both states as members.