Bangladesh: Dhaka, Delhi finalize text of MoU to share water

DHAKA, 26 August 2022, (TON): Bangladesh and India finalized the text of a memorandum of understanding on interim water sharing of Kushiyara river.

Both sides welcomed finalization of the design and location of water intake point on the Feni river to meet the drinking water needs of Sabroom town in Tripura as per the October 2019 Bangladesh-India MoU on this subject.

At the 38th ministerial-level Joint Rivers Commission meeting held in New Delhi, two countries discussed several issues related to water-sharing treaties of various rivers, including Teesta and Ganga.

The meeting was held after a gap of twelve years as the last meeting was held in 2010.

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