India's violation of water sharing deal hampers irrigation
New Delhi deprives Dhaka of its agreed share of the Ganges water as stipulated by the Gangers Water Sharing Treaty 1996 causing the tributaries to dry up and hampering seriously irrigation in the south-west.
India has also not heeded the complaints Bangladesh earlier registered with the Indian authorities.
In nine schedules, from January 1 to March 31, India provided Bangladesh with 67,256 cusecs less water than what is specified by the agreement schedule, according to the statistics of the Joint Rivers Commission.
A high official of the water resource ministry told New Age on Wednesday that Dhaka wrote to Delhi last week protesting against India's decision to release less water through the Farakka Barrage and urged New Delhi to abide by the agreement.
'We are, unfortunately, yet to receive a positive response from India and we continue to receive less water through Farakka,' said the official.
A commission release said that Bangladesh received 82,746 cusecs in three schedules of March against a stipulated 99,688 cusecs in keeping with the relevant schedule of the treaty.
In January, Bangladesh received 36,962 cusecs less water through the Ganges. In three schedules of January, Bangladesh received 1,39,481 cusecs against its share of 1,75,343 cusecs. In February it was 1,13,836 cusecs against a share of 1,28,228 cusecs.
According to the treaty, Dhaka and New Delhi will get equal share between January 1 and May 31 if the amount is 70,000 cusecs or less at the Farakka Barrage point.
If the amount ranges between 70,000 cusecs and 75,000 cusecs, Dhaka will get 35,000 cusecs, with the rest going to India.
If the amount is more than 75,000 cusecs, Delhi will receive 40,000 cusecs, with the rest going to Bangladesh.
The New Age correspondents in Pabna and Kushtia said withdrawal of the Ganges water at the Farakka Barrage badly hampered irrigation in the south-west, especially in the districts covered by the Ganga-Kobadak irrigation project.
This year's irrigation season in the project area began on March 25 keeping at least 53,000 hectares of the area from its target because of water scarcity.
The withdrawal of water at Farakka has caused to dry up the River Padma, from where the project extracts and supplies water, and other tributaries such as the Boral, Gorai, Mathabhanga, Kaliganga, Bhairab, Mara Garai, Nabaganga and Kobadak.
On March 25, the water level in the Padma at the Hardinge Bridge point was 5.5 metres and it continued reducing alarmingly, reported the correspondent in Pabna, quoting hydrology officials.
According to the project director, Md Akhter Hossain, minimum 3.93 metres of water level in the Padma is required for pump operation.
If the water level at the Hardinge Bridge point continues falling, the project will not be able to meets its irrigation target, the correspondent in Kushtia said, quoting the project officials.
The project area spans the vast area of Kushtia, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Magura and Chuadanga.
The project set a target to supply water to 90,000 hectares of land of the project area of 1,43,000 hectares, according to its deputy director, Sheikh Mohammad Abdul Wahed.
India has also not heeded the complaints Bangladesh earlier registered with the Indian authorities.
In nine schedules, from January 1 to March 31, India provided Bangladesh with 67,256 cusecs less water than what is specified by the agreement schedule, according to the statistics of the Joint Rivers Commission.
A high official of the water resource ministry told New Age on Wednesday that Dhaka wrote to Delhi last week protesting against India's decision to release less water through the Farakka Barrage and urged New Delhi to abide by the agreement.
'We are, unfortunately, yet to receive a positive response from India and we continue to receive less water through Farakka,' said the official.
A commission release said that Bangladesh received 82,746 cusecs in three schedules of March against a stipulated 99,688 cusecs in keeping with the relevant schedule of the treaty.
In January, Bangladesh received 36,962 cusecs less water through the Ganges. In three schedules of January, Bangladesh received 1,39,481 cusecs against its share of 1,75,343 cusecs. In February it was 1,13,836 cusecs against a share of 1,28,228 cusecs.
According to the treaty, Dhaka and New Delhi will get equal share between January 1 and May 31 if the amount is 70,000 cusecs or less at the Farakka Barrage point.
If the amount ranges between 70,000 cusecs and 75,000 cusecs, Dhaka will get 35,000 cusecs, with the rest going to India.
If the amount is more than 75,000 cusecs, Delhi will receive 40,000 cusecs, with the rest going to Bangladesh.
The New Age correspondents in Pabna and Kushtia said withdrawal of the Ganges water at the Farakka Barrage badly hampered irrigation in the south-west, especially in the districts covered by the Ganga-Kobadak irrigation project.
This year's irrigation season in the project area began on March 25 keeping at least 53,000 hectares of the area from its target because of water scarcity.
The withdrawal of water at Farakka has caused to dry up the River Padma, from where the project extracts and supplies water, and other tributaries such as the Boral, Gorai, Mathabhanga, Kaliganga, Bhairab, Mara Garai, Nabaganga and Kobadak.
On March 25, the water level in the Padma at the Hardinge Bridge point was 5.5 metres and it continued reducing alarmingly, reported the correspondent in Pabna, quoting hydrology officials.
According to the project director, Md Akhter Hossain, minimum 3.93 metres of water level in the Padma is required for pump operation.
If the water level at the Hardinge Bridge point continues falling, the project will not be able to meets its irrigation target, the correspondent in Kushtia said, quoting the project officials.
The project area spans the vast area of Kushtia, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Magura and Chuadanga.
The project set a target to supply water to 90,000 hectares of land of the project area of 1,43,000 hectares, according to its deputy director, Sheikh Mohammad Abdul Wahed.
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