Bangladesh deprived of dry season flow of common rivers -Remark by Indian envoy contradictedbesides the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges, India has also built barrages on the common rivers Teesta, Mahananda, Monu, Khowai, Gumti, Muhuri and Kodla
Bangladesh Water Partnership has contradicted the recent remark by the Indian high commissioner, Pinak Ranjan Chakra-varty, on the availability of water.( UNB)
The BWP in a statement signed by its president Quamrul Islam Siddique said during the dry season between January and April, the per capita water availability in Bangladesh was only 563 cubic meters as against demand for 1001 cubic meters during that period.
The per capita water availability during the wet monsoon season (June-September) is 6613 cubic meters often over flooding the country.
'It is therefore quite clear that during the monsoon season the per capita availability is more than six times of the demand whereas the per capita water availability in dry season is less than half of the demand,' it said.
The statement added that this critical water availability situation is being further exacerbated by cross boundary withdrawal of precious dry season flow of a significant number of other trans-boundary rivers.
'It is known to all that besides the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges, India has also built barrages on the common rivers Teesta, Mahananda, Monu, Khowai, Gumti, Muhuri and Kodla,' it said.
Such unilateral dry season water abstraction is telling heavily on the agro-socio-economic condition of large areas in Bangladesh and badly hurting the environment of the country, the statement added.
In a discussion the Indian high commissioner said it was not water availability rather water management was a problem for Bangladesh.
The BWP statement said the flat topography of Bangladesh did not permit storage of monsoon water for use during dry season. As 54 rivers come into Bangladesh from India, Bangladesh has no control over the flows entering through these rivers.
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The BWP in a statement signed by its president Quamrul Islam Siddique said during the dry season between January and April, the per capita water availability in Bangladesh was only 563 cubic meters as against demand for 1001 cubic meters during that period.
The per capita water availability during the wet monsoon season (June-September) is 6613 cubic meters often over flooding the country.
'It is therefore quite clear that during the monsoon season the per capita availability is more than six times of the demand whereas the per capita water availability in dry season is less than half of the demand,' it said.
The statement added that this critical water availability situation is being further exacerbated by cross boundary withdrawal of precious dry season flow of a significant number of other trans-boundary rivers.
'It is known to all that besides the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges, India has also built barrages on the common rivers Teesta, Mahananda, Monu, Khowai, Gumti, Muhuri and Kodla,' it said.
Such unilateral dry season water abstraction is telling heavily on the agro-socio-economic condition of large areas in Bangladesh and badly hurting the environment of the country, the statement added.
In a discussion the Indian high commissioner said it was not water availability rather water management was a problem for Bangladesh.
The BWP statement said the flat topography of Bangladesh did not permit storage of monsoon water for use during dry season. As 54 rivers come into Bangladesh from India, Bangladesh has no control over the flows entering through these rivers.
http://www.newagebd.com/front.html#23
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