Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud has said that the framework for sharing of intermediate water distribution agreement with the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the Prime Minister of India has been finalized.
Besides, the framework for the water sharing agreement within the Feni river has been finalized.The minister also said that discussion on water sharing of Manu, Muhoor Khoyai Gumti Dhurala and Dudhkumar river is continuing. Soon, the Teesta water sharing agreement will be executed on the principle of equality, fairness and mutual damage. Attempts to sign agreement with India are continuing.Replying to the question of Abul Kalam of Natore-1 constituency in the National Parliament on Tuesday, the Water Resources Minister said this information.The Water Resources Minister said, in 1996, a historic 30-year-old historic agreement was signed with the Government of India and the Government of India to distribute the flow of river Ganges in the dry season. According to the relevant paragraph of that agreement, in the dry season every year, in the dry season, the Ganges river started discussions with India at different levels, giving full importance to the signing of the water sharing agreement. In particular, in January 2010, during the visit of the Prime Minister, during the dry season, Teesta river water due to shortage of water has been mentioned in joint communiqué on the need to make decisions on the sharing of Teesta river on an urgent basis.




