Talks on water sharing of Teesta 6 other rivers begin in city

The first day of the two-day secretary-level meeting of Bangladesh-India Joint Committee of Experts (JCE) yesterday initiated discussion on sharing of waters of the Teesta and six other common rivers, reports BSS.

Water Resources Secretary Dr A T M Shamsul Huda and his Indian counterpart Zafrul Hasan led their respective delegations at the closed-door meeting held at Hotel Sonargaon.

Sources close to the meeting said the talks were held on sharing of waters of the Teesta and six other common rivers - Monu, Khowai, Gumti, Muhuri, Dharla and Dudkumar. The talks end today.

The JCE, formed following the signing of Indo-Bangladesh water accord on December 12, 1996, was authorised to look into the problems of water sharing and work out the modalities for this.

The outcome of the JCE meeting would be placed before the next meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC), which is likely to be held in Dhaka within four months.