Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma refuted Pakistani concerns about China cutting off Brahmaputra's water supply, emphasizing the river's rain-fed nature within India. He stated that only a small percentage of the river's flow originates in China, with the majority coming from Indian monsoon rainfall.
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