India, Bangladesh Finalise Text Of Mou On Interim Water Sharing Of Kushiyara River
Date
8/27/2022 3:07:28 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
India and Bangladesh held the 38th meeting of the ministerial
level Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) on Thursday in New Delhi where
both sides finalised the text of the MoU on interim water of the
Kushiyara river.
The meeting assumes significance as it was held after 12 years
of long gap, though the technical interactions under the framework
of JRC have continued in the intervening period, according to a
statement released by Ministry of Jal Shakti.
In the three-day meeting, both sides also welcomed the
finalization of the design and location of the water intake point
on the Feni River to meet the drinking water needs of Sabroom town
in Tripura as per the October 2019 India -Bangladesh MoU on this
subject.
The discussions during this bilateral meeting were held on a
number of ongoing bilateral issues of mutual interest including
river water sharing of common rivers, sharing of flood data,
addressing river pollution, conducting joint studies on
sedimentation management, river bank protection works etc.
Taking to Twitter, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat said,“In today's meeting, mutual agreement of adding 8
more rivers in the list was reached. Various other issues like
sharing water of common rivers to sharing of flood data, addressing
river pollution etc were discussed.”
“After a long gap of 12 years, the meeting of ministerial-level
Joint Rivers Commission of India and Bangladesh took place today.
Out of 54 rivers which both nations share, framework of water
sharing is being developed on priority for 7 rivers,” he added.
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