VOICE FROM 3 DAY BOAT VOYAGE
FREE BRAHMAPUTRA FROM THE CLAWS OF MEGADAM TO BE BUILT BY CHINA AND INDIA Roumari, Kurigram,15 DEC,2010: The 'Voice from 3 Day Boat Voyage' organised by Angikar Bangladesh started its journey from Mymensingh along the Brahmaputra on 12 December afternoon and it was concluded at Roumari after the dusk on 14 December,2010. The main voice or the theme-call of the boat voyage was 'FREE BRAHMAPUTRA FROM THE CLAWS OF MEGADAM TO BE BUILT BY CHINA AND INDIA'.The voyage was inaugurated by an eminent educationist, President of Bangladesh College Teachers Association, Mymensingh, Professor Riazul Islam. Three boats sailed from Shaheb Park Ghat and stopped at 23 points on the route including Biddyaganj, Piyarpur, Narundi, Nandina, Jamalpur, Melandaha, Dewanganj and Roumari. At all the points local people and organisations were apprised on the gravity of the situation emanated from the would be built Megadams in the upstream of China and India.Thousands of leaflets were distributed to the people along the route. The downstream portions of Assom, Meghalaya and Bangladesh would be the most threaned part of the basin due to the mega obstruction of the 3000km long Brahmaputra at several upstream points by China and India. The ecology, biodiversiy, riverine livelihood, agriculture, economy and culture of the downstream portion including the whole Bangladesh will sure to be at perils. Engineer Muhammad Hilaluddin, Pradip Chakraborty,Advocate Khurram, Sukumar Chowdhury and a host of activists participated in the 3 day voyage along the Brahmaputra.The speakers criticised the arbitrary and unilateral moves of both China and India in the planning of megadam construction violating the relevant UN Convention, 1997. Report: Prodip Chakraborty. *ANGIKAR BANGLADESH FOUNDATION Sunibir, 25 West Nakhalpara, Tejgaon, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh. 01711806054 (cell)[email protected],[email protected] * *www.angikarbd.org* <http://www.angikarbd.org> *DIGNITY, AMITY, EQUITY..... LEAD TO ETERNAL BEAUTY* -- Angikar Bangladesh Foundation, Sunibir, 25 West Nakhalpara, Tejgaon, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh. 01711806054(cell ). [email protected],[email protected] Development in harmony with and respect of nature. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
