Indian Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz said his week-long visit along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Hafizuddin Ahmed to the river sites in West Bengal, Tripura and Chittagong had led to "better appreciation and understanding of the genuine needs" of the local people and the developmental requirements of the region.

The next meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) will be called here soon to push efforts to find a solution to the problems related to three rivers --Ichhamati, Feni and Muhuri, including the pressing ones like soil erosion.

With regard to soil erosion on Ichhamati river in Tripura which requires urgent redressal, the two sides reached an understanding for joint dredging, desilting and construction of embankments at the 21 km-long problematic portions, he said.

The estimated cost of Rs 25 crore expected to be incurred on it will be borne by the Indian side but Bangladeshi engineers will be involved in the construction of the embankment, Soz said.

"An agreement is possible on these three rivers and we shall work for this," the minister said, pointing out that there was a "broad understanding" between the two countries.