Bangladesh-India committee identifies new locations for intake well along Feni River to draw 1.62 cusecs of water by India

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Bangladesh-India committee identifies new locations for intake well along Feni River​

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15 June, 2022, 10:25 pm
Last modified: 15 June, 2022, 10:29 pm

File Photo: A river in Bangladesh/ BSS

A joint committee of Bangladesh and India has identified new locations for construction of an intake well along the River Feni for various drinking water and irrigation projects.

District Magistrate (DM) of South Tripura district Saju Waheed A said, "The delegation of both the countries finalised the location [on Tuesday]. The design for the intake well was handed over to Bangladesh officials for approval and once it's done, the construction work of the intake well will begin."

"On the Bangladesh side, the officials raised concerns over the pending river bank protection work, which will be allowed to start after getting approval from the Tripura government and BSF, Tripura Frontier. It was a fruitful meeting between two countries and I hope that the long pending issue will get resolved as soon as possible," he added, reports Northeast Today.

A 12-member Bangladesh delegation including Chief Engineer of the Bangladesh Water Development Board, Chittagong Md Ramzan Ali Pramanik, was welcomed by DM of South Tripura district Saju Waheed A in Tripura on Tuesday.

The DM was accompanied by SDM of Sabroom sub-division Debdas Debbarma and officials of various departments of Tripura government including Irrigation and Water Resources departments.

Previously on 18 February, the same delegation of India and Bangladesh inspected the drinking water and irrigation projects along the Feni River. The joint delegation of India and Bangladesh visited the proposed site for the intake well, to be constructed by India to draw 1.62 cusecs of water from the Feni River at the Indo-Bangladesh international border.

The engineering aspects of the projects were discussed between the representatives of the two countries.

During this meeting and inspection, Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) were present with the officials of both sides.

Bangladesh-India committee identifies new locations for intake well along Feni River

A joint committee of Bangladesh and India has identified new locations for construction of an intake well along the River Feni for various drinking water and irrigation projects. District Magistrate (DM) of South Tripura district Saju Waheed A said, "The delegation of both the countries...

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New Indian site chosen for Feni river water supply to Tripura​

An MoU inked in October 2019 allows India to withdraw 1.82 cusecs of water from the river to supply to Sabroom

Officials of both countries pose for a photo after Tuesday's inspection in Tripura Colllected
Tanmoy Chakraborty, Tripura

June 15, 2022 8:16 AM

Officials of Bangladesh and India have finalised a new location in Tripura to set up an “intake well” to utilize the Feni river water for drinking and irrigation projects in a southern town in the Indian state.

The water will be supplied to those living in Sabroom, a southern town of Tripura that shares a border with Bangladesh.

In this regard, members of the India-Bangladesh Joint Technical Committee on Tuesday visited Gangfira and Navinpara areas on the banks of the Feni river in Sabroom.

Ramzan Ali Pramanik, the chief engineer (civil) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board, led a 12-member Bangladesh delegation which is part of the joint bilateral body.

Meanwhile, a 10-strong Indian team was led by South Tripura District Magistrate Saju Waheed, who said the Indian government has taken two major projects for Tripura which are very essential for people living in the bordering town on the bank of the river Feni.

He said in a bid to provide clean drinking water to the entire area in the Sabroom town, an intake well on the riverside will be installed.

“The present well is now defunct but India and Bangladesh have agreed to relocate the well so that we can supply uninterrupted drinking water to the bordering town. We have finalized the place where the intake well will be set up and in the coming weeks works in this direction shall start”, Waheed told reporters.

“The delegation of both the countries finalized the location. The design for the intake well was handed over to Bangladesh officials for approval and once it's done, the construction work of the intake well will begin,” the Indian official added.

“The officials also raised concerns about the pending work on river bank protection. However, this work will be done once permission is granted from the Tripura government and Border Security Force. It was a fruitful meeting between two countries and I hope that the long-pending issue will get resolved as soon as possible,” he added.

Earlier on February 18, the same delegations of India and Bangladesh inspected the drinking water and irrigation projects along the river.

The joint committee then also visited the proposed site of the intake well, to be constructed by India to draw 1.62 cusecs of water from the river at the Indo-Bangladesh international border.

The engineering aspects of the projects were discussed between the representatives of the two countries.

Prior to that, the district magistrate informed that collecting water from the Feni river at Sabroom 22 pumps shall be used for irrigation and pumps with problems shall be solved while the construction work of the water treatment plant at Anand Para in Sabroom would be resumed.

During this meeting and inspection, Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) were present with the officials of both sides.

In October 2019, both countries signed a memorandum of understanding allowing India to withdraw 1.62 cubic feet per second of water from the Feni river which is nearly 52 liters per second and about 4.5 million liters per day.

Authorities said that the water that is being supplied to meet the water crisis in Sabroom for humanitarian reasons is only 0.23% of the total water in the dry season.

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New Indian site chosen for Feni river water supply to Tripura​

An MoU inked in October 2019 allows India to withdraw 1.82 cusecs of water from the river to supply to Sabroom

Officials of both countries pose for a photo after Tuesday's inspection in Tripura Colllected
Tanmoy Chakraborty, Tripura

June 15, 2022 8:16 AM

Officials of Bangladesh and India have finalised a new location in Tripura to set up an “intake well” to utilize the Feni river water for drinking and irrigation projects in a southern town in the Indian state.

The water will be supplied to those living in Sabroom, a southern town of Tripura that shares a border with Bangladesh.

In this regard, members of the India-Bangladesh Joint Technical Committee on Tuesday visited Gangfira and Navinpara areas on the banks of the Feni river in Sabroom.

Ramzan Ali Pramanik, the chief engineer (civil) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board, led a 12-member Bangladesh delegation which is part of the joint bilateral body.

Meanwhile, a 10-strong Indian team was led by South Tripura District Magistrate Saju Waheed, who said the Indian government has taken two major projects for Tripura which are very essential for people living in the bordering town on the bank of the river Feni.

He said in a bid to provide clean drinking water to the entire area in the Sabroom town, an intake well on the riverside will be installed.

“The present well is now defunct but India and Bangladesh have agreed to relocate the well so that we can supply uninterrupted drinking water to the bordering town. We have finalized the place where the intake well will be set up and in the coming weeks works in this direction shall start”, Waheed told reporters.

“The delegation of both the countries finalized the location. The design for the intake well was handed over to Bangladesh officials for approval and once it's done, the construction work of the intake well will begin,” the Indian official added.

“The officials also raised concerns about the pending work on river bank protection. However, this work will be done once permission is granted from the Tripura government and Border Security Force. It was a fruitful meeting between two countries and I hope that the long-pending issue will get resolved as soon as possible,” he added.

Earlier on February 18, the same delegations of India and Bangladesh inspected the drinking water and irrigation projects along the river.

The joint committee then also visited the proposed site of the intake well, to be constructed by India to draw 1.62 cusecs of water from the river at the Indo-Bangladesh international border.

The engineering aspects of the projects were discussed between the representatives of the two countries.

Prior to that, the district magistrate informed that collecting water from the Feni river at Sabroom 22 pumps shall be used for irrigation and pumps with problems shall be solved while the construction work of the water treatment plant at Anand Para in Sabroom would be resumed.

During this meeting and inspection, Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) were present with the officials of both sides.

In October 2019, both countries signed a memorandum of understanding allowing India to withdraw 1.62 cubic feet per second of water from the Feni river which is nearly 52 liters per second and about 4.5 million liters per day.

Authorities said that the water that is being supplied to meet the water crisis in Sabroom for humanitarian reasons is only 0.23% of the total water in the dry season.

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I wonder why this type of enthusiasm is absent when discussing Farakka or Teesta issues.

Bloody bootlicking AL charals.

 

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I wonder why this type of enthusiasm is absent when discussing Farakka or Teesta issues.

Bloody bootlicking AL charals.

Yes, BAL newspapers are portraying this small 1.82 cusec of water as something bigger than the 4,000 cusecs of winter Teesta water that India promised Bangladesh but is not giving.

It is a great BAL achievement from India.

Jay Hind!!! Joy Bangladesh!!!!