New Delhi: Amid a tussle between the Centre and West Bengal over water sharing between India and Bangladesh, sources within the Centre have accused the Mamata Banerjee-led authorities of spreading “false claims” and stated the state authorities was stored knowledgeable of the complete growth. The matter pertains to the 1996 Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh.
Authorities sources on Monday stated, “False claims have been unfold by the West Bengal authorities that it was not consulted on the interior evaluation of the 1996 India-Bangladesh treaty on Ganga water sharing at Farakka.” Sources stated that on July 24 final yr, the Centre had sought a West Bengal authorities consultant on the committee for inner evaluation of the 1996 India-Bangladesh treaty on Ganga water sharing at Farakka.
In August, the West Bengal authorities had nominated Chief Engineer (Design & Analysis), Directorate of Irrigation & Waterways, Authorities of West Bengal to the committee. Sources stated that after this, on April 5 this yr, the Joint Secretary (Works) of the Irrigation and Waterways Division of the West Bengal Authorities knowledgeable about its complete demand for water from the Farakka Barrage for the subsequent 30 years.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed her objection to the talks on water sharing between the Middle and the Bangladesh authorities. She alleged that the state authorities was not consulted earlier than the talks and referred to as it a ‘unilateral’ determination of the Middle. Chief Minister Mamata chaired a gathering with the presidents of municipalities and municipal companies in Howrah, the place she accused the BJP of renewing the Farakka Treaty with out contemplating the livelihood of the folks of Bengal.
CM Mamata stated within the assembly, ‘That is one other demonstration of the anti-Bengali mentality of the BJP-led Middle.’ She stated, ‘The folks of Bengal won’t stay silent till their rights and sources are taken away by a authorities that has constantly proven contempt for his or her wants and aspirations.’ Through the go to of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India final week, Prime Minister Modi had stated that each the international locations have determined to begin technical stage talks for renewal of the Ganga River Treaty.
He stated {that a} technical crew will even go to Bangladesh to evaluation the conservation and administration of the Teesta river in Bangladesh. After this, Overseas Secretary Vinay Kwatra stated {that a} joint technical committee will begin discussions for renewal of the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty. He stated that in Bangladesh too, the Teesta river might be conserved and managed with the assistance of India.
Beneath the Farakka Settlement, India and Bangladesh had agreed to share the water of the Ganga River at Farakka Dam constructed on the Bhagirathi River, about 10 km from the Bangladesh border. This settlement will finish in 2026. The Teesta River has a community of small streams, in the midst of which there are islands, which have been fashioned because of the deposit of big quantity of sediment on the river mattress flowing from the Himalayas. This leads to frequent flooding in the course of the monsoon season and extreme erosion of river banks, and water shortages alongside the river in the course of the dry season.