[Assam] [WaterWatch] Dhaka hopes to settle Teesta water sharing at JRC meeting

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<He told newsmen that Dhaka had proposed equally sharing 80 per cent> of the Teesta water, keeping the rest for natural flow, while New> Delhi proposed sharing 70 per cent of the water based on command area
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> To: waterwatch at yahoogroups.com> From: zakir.kibria at gmail.com> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:43:31 +0600> Subject: [WaterWatch] Dhaka hopes to settle Teesta water sharing at JRC meeting> > Dhaka hopes to settle Teesta water sharing at JRC meeting> Staff Correspondent, NewAge, August 13, 2007> > Bangladesh has hoped to reach an agreement with India regarding the> sharing of the Teesta water at the ministerial-level meeting scheduled> to be held in New Delhi between October and November.> 'Despite a consensus on the issue, the countries have decided to> assign a technical committee of officials and experts of both the> countries to resolve the issue,' the water resources secretary, Syed> Mohammad Zobaer, told newsmen at a briefing on the outcome of the> August 7–8 secretary-level talks in New Delhi in his office on Sunday.> He said the committee would meet in Dhaka in two months to narrow> down the differences for the signing of the agreement.> 'The proposal of the technical committee will be finalised at the> ministerial meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission in New Delhi,'> Zobaer aid.> He told newsmen that Dhaka had proposed equally sharing 80 per cent> of the Teesta water, keeping the rest for natural flow, while New> Delhi proposed sharing 70 per cent of the water based on command area.> As for use of the Gajaldoba Barrage water, he said, 'A technical> committee has been formed to reach a consensus on the issue. It will> sit in Dhaka in a month for a resolution. The Joint Rivers Commission> meeting will also discuss the issue.'> It is yet to be settled whether Bangladesh will use the Gajaldoba> water flowing through Bangladesh or it will also be shared with India.> Zobaer said the agenda of the New Delhi meeting had touched on the> water flow of seven more rivers, protection of the banks of bordering> rivers and dredging of the River Ichhamati.> > > -- > zakir kibria> Executive Director, BanglaPraxis> and Co-ordinator, Solidarity Workshop> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WaterWatch/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WaterWatch/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> mailto:WaterWatch-digest at yahoogroups.com > mailto:WaterWatch-fullfeatured at yahoogroups.com> > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:> WaterWatch-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com> > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> 
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