India-Bangladesh News / Crisis on India-Bangladesh Teesta water sharing! Yunus Sarkar said this

India-Bangladesh News: A month ago, the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina came to India. This was her first bilateral visit after taking over as Prime Minister for the fourth time. During the visit, Hasina made several important agreements while meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The sharing of water of the Teesta river was also discussed. It seemed that this long-standing dispute would be resolved. But, in the meantime, there has been a political change in Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina has resigned from the post of Prime Minister and has come to India. An interim government was formed under the supervision of the army. Initially, she increased pressure on India regarding the Teesta water sharing agreement. Her clear demand is, 'We want a fair share of Teesta water.'

On this day, Bangladesh Foreign Advisor Tauheed Hussain met diplomats from various countries including China, the United States, the European Union, Britain. A meeting was also held with Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma. In a press conference after the meeting, Tauheed said that in the meeting with Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma, a demand was made for a fair share in the Teesta water.

Demand for fair share in Teesta water

He said, "I know there is less water. Not even what is required for a country. But it is there. Even if there is 100 cusecs of water, can't you give us 30 cusecs of it? This is what we told them (the Indian side).

This dispute has been going on for a long time. In 1983, in a ministerial meeting between Bangladesh and India, it was decided that Bangladesh will get 36 per cent of the Teesta river water and India will get 39 per cent. The remaining 25 per cent water will be stored in the rivers. But there was no clear direction on how this water will be divided.

Dispute over Teesta water sharing continues

In 2007, Bangladesh offered to share 80 per cent of the Teesta water equally between the two countries, reserving the remaining 20 per cent for the river, which India did not accept. In 2011, it was proposed that India would get 42.5 per cent and Bangladesh 37.5 per cent water from December to March. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee opposed it. She said, this will cause serious harm to the people of North Bengal.

After a recent visit to India, Hasina informed that a team of technicians from India will visit Bangladesh for the Teesta river conservation project. India's Foreign Secretary Vinay Quattro said that the discussion was more focused on water flow management than distribution of Teesta water.

A team of technicians will soon visit Bangladesh to discuss the conservation and management of Teesta river water. Further action will be taken according to their survey report. After India, Hasina went to China. She said back from there that China is keen to work on the Teesta project, but they want India to do it.