Bangladesh: Bangladesh, Nepal JEC meet on harnessing water resources begins

DHAKA, 29 July 2022, (TON): The sixth meeting of the Nepal-Bangladesh Joint Expert Committee on Harnessing of Water Resources and Mitigation of Floods and Flood Damages began in Kathmandu.

Senior secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, Kabir Bin Anwar, is leading the Bangladesh delegation and secretary for Water Resources of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of Nepal, Sagar Kumar Rai, is leading the Nepalese delegation.

The meeting discussed issues related to joint collaboration in the development, management, and harnessing of water resources, irrigation, and flood mitigation in the region.

Both sides stressed the importance of sharing real-time hydro-meteorological data for flood forecasting as well as basin-wide management of common rivers and initiating joint venture projects on water resources management.

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