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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: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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!
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