6 Common Rivers: Dhaka, Delhi to share information on water stream

Dhaka and Delhi have consented to share water-streaming information of six normal waterways – Manu, Muhuri, Khowai, Gumti, Dharla and Dudhkumar – as the two nations are chipping away at water sharing arrangement. 

The two sides arrived at a comprehension at the two-day virtual specialized board of trustees meeting that finished yesterday. 

"We have just shared information on the water stream of the six waterways. What we need to know is the measure of water utilized by the two nations from every one of the waterways," said Malik Fida A Khan, an individual from the panel and leader chief at the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS). 

Bangladesh and India started chats on water sharing of the waterways in August 2019 as the two nations neglected to sign the Teesta water-sharing understanding because of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's very late resistance in 2011. 

The two nations share 54 streams practically speaking yet the deal on water sharing was marked uniquely on two waterways – the Ganges in 1996 and the Feni River in 2019. 

During water secretary-level gathering of the two nations in August 2019, two specialized panels – one on leading attainability concentrate on the ideal utilization of water got under the Ganges arrangement and the other on information assortment of the six streams – were shaped. 

Malik Fida, an individual from the specialized board who was available at the gathering, said once the information on water utilization by the two nations is shared, they can build up a water sharing structure understanding. 

"India has consented to do it," he revealed to The Daily Star, yet couldn't affirm when the information will be shared. 

Aside from this, Bangladesh likewise proposed a bowl wide stream the executives. That, nonetheless, requires sharing of information on natural progression of the streams, joint investigations, digging and so on There was no solid choice on this issue, he said. 

Malik Fida said Bangladesh further said it needed to pull out 153 cusec water from the Rahimpur Canal for a water system project. About this, India said they would require an assessment from West Bengal. 

Bangladesh additionally proposed a joint report on the ideal utilization of the Ganges water, he said. 

Malik Fida said these issues would be talked about at the secretary and clerical level gatherings before conclusion.