Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina at a gathering in Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s “sincere and continued efforts” to conclude the Teesta water-sharing settlement in session with related stakeholders throughout his talks together with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. Briefing reporters on Prime Minister Modi’s two-day go to to Bangladesh, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla mentioned the Teesta difficulty was mentioned in the course of the talks between the 2 leaders.
“Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s sincere and continued efforts to conclude this agreement in consultation with relevant stakeholders,” he mentioned in response to a query.
“The Indian side also requested for early finalisation of a draft for sharing of water of Feni River pending with the Bangladeshi side,” he mentioned.
“River water cooperation is something that will continue…we have extensive cooperation,” Shringla mentioned.
Two international locations are at the moment cooperating on 56 rivers that stream between them. The cooperation within the space could be very various as the usage of water for ingesting, irrigation and the way we are able to work collectively to regulate flood and air pollution, he mentioned.
“We just had a meeting of the water-resources secretaries of the two sides in New Delhi… It was an excellent meeting. We are meeting and are talking about all the important issues, including the Teesta issue,” Shringla mentioned.
The Teesta river originates in Sikkim, flows by the northern elements of West Bengal, earlier than getting into Bangladesh and becoming a member of the Brahmaputra river.
The stream of the river is essential for Bangladesh from December to March throughout which the nation requires 50 per cent of the river’s water provide.
The Teesta deal was set to be signed throughout then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s go to to Bangladesh in September, 2011 however was postponed on the final minute resulting from objections raised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Banarjee had expressed robust reservations in opposition to giving Bangladesh a higher share of water from the Teesta river.
