Farakka Day today

[Md Akmal]

The historic Farakka Long March Day will be observed in the country today.

Some political parties and social organisations will hold seminar and discussion meeting focusing the significance of the day.

On this day (May 16) in 1976 popular leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani led a massive Long March from Rajshahi towards India’s Farakka Barrage demanding its demolition.

Thousands of people took part in the long march which was stopped by the law enforcing agencies at Kansat, barely 8km away from the Farakka Barrage.

Maulana Bhashani held a public meeting at Kansat when he issued stern warning to India against diverting waters of the River Ganges during the winter.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a message on the eve of the occasion said Farakka Day was important in the history of our national movement.

Farakka Barrage over the River Ganges located in the Indian state of West

Bengal, roughly 16.5 kilometres (10.3 miles) from the border opposite Chapainawabganj.

In 13 phases of the current lean period, India has given Bangladesh 82,000 cusecs less water that it was stipulated in the Ganges Water sharing agreement.

The government has protested thrice for depriving agreed share of the water. But India paid no heed.

 

[Jet Fire]

The historic Farakka Long March Day will be observed in the country today.

Some political parties and social organisations will hold seminar and discussion meeting focusing the significance of the day.

On this day (May 16) in 1976 popular leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani led a massive Long March from Rajshahi towards India’s Farakka Barrage demanding its demolition.

Thousands of people took part in the long march which was stopped by the law enforcing agencies at Kansat, barely 8km away from the Farakka Barrage.

Maulana Bhashani held a public meeting at Kansat when he issued stern warning to India against diverting waters of the River Ganges during the winter.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a message on the eve of the occasion said Farakka Day was important in the history of our national movement.

Farakka Barrage over the River Ganges located in the Indian state of West

Bengal, roughly 16.5 kilometres (10.3 miles) from the border opposite Chapainawabganj.

In 13 phases of the current lean period, India has given Bangladesh 82,000 cusecs less water that it was stipulated in the Ganges Water sharing agreement.

The government has protested thrice for depriving agreed share of the water. But India paid no heed.

Bangladesh has suffered a lot due to floods in the past. The dams built by india is preventing losses to bangladesh from floods in terms of both life and property. Follow the link to know the truth:

Floods in Bangladesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bangladesh is one of the world most densely populated country and one of the most susceptible countries to flood disasters. It also has one of the three most powerful rivers passing though it Ganges, Meghna and Brahmaputra. About one half of the land area in Bangladesh is at an elevation of less than 8 meters above sea level. Up to 30% of the country has been covered with flood waters. In 1991 more 200,000 deaths resulted from flooding and associated tropical cyclones.

There are many physical and human causes that allowed the floods to be worse; such as:

The Physical Causes of the Floods:

->Most of the country consists of a huge flood plain and delta.
->Snowmelt from the Himalayas takes place in late spring & summer.
->70% of the total area is less than 1 meter above sea level.
->10% of the land area is made up of Lakes and Rivers.
->Bangladesh experiences heavy monsoon rains, especially over the highlands.
->Tropical storms bring heavy rains and coastal flooding.
->The main cause was the above average & long period of heavy rain which caused all 3 rivers to have their peak flow at the same time.
->In the spring, melting snow from the Himalayas further increases the flood risks as ******** of melt water enter the rivers at their source.

The Human Causes of the Floods:

->Deforestation in Nepal and the Himalayas increases run off and add to deposition and flooding downstream.
->Urbanization of the flood plain has increased magnitude & frequency of floods.
->Global warming is blamed for sea level rise, increased snow melt & increased rainfall in the region.
->Poorly maintained embankments (levees) leak & collapse in times of high discharge.
->Increasing population pressure in Bangladesh itself has resulted in the sinking of many new wells resulting in the lowering of the water table and the subsequent subsidence of land making it even more prone to flooding.

Clearly none of the point above points towards the dams built by india.

BNP's rally against dams built by india is just a politically motivated stunt and nothing else. It is just out of sheer hatered against india. BNP has nothing to contribute to bangladesh's development.

Agreed dams built by india might cause some environment related issues such as increase in the problem of sedimentation in Bangladesh. But that's it. It could have been just one of the reason out of loads of reasons mentioned above and most probably the least important. If india haden't built those dams more than half of bangladesh would have been washed away by floods every year and bangladesh had to survive only on aid, just like pakistan. Their would have been only negative rate of growth.

What say you??

Should india release all the water of river ganga??

 

[Leader]

The historic Farakka Long March Day will be observed in the country today.

Some political parties and social organisations will hold seminar and discussion meeting focusing the significance of the day.

On this day (May 16) in 1976 popular leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani led a massive Long March from Rajshahi towards India’s Farakka Barrage demanding its demolition.

Thousands of people took part in the long march which was stopped by the law enforcing agencies at Kansat, barely 8km away from the Farakka Barrage.

Maulana Bhashani held a public meeting at Kansat when he issued stern warning to India against diverting waters of the River Ganges during the winter.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a message on the eve of the occasion said Farakka Day was important in the history of our national movement.

Farakka Barrage over the River Ganges located in the Indian state of West

Bengal, roughly 16.5 kilometres (10.3 miles) from the border opposite Chapainawabganj.

In 13 phases of the current lean period, India has given Bangladesh 82,000 cusecs less water that it was stipulated in the Ganges Water sharing agreement.

The government has protested thrice for depriving agreed share of the water. But India paid no heed.

they are stealing water from everywhere... kiya banay ga in ka....

 

[eastwatch]

they are stealing water from everywhere... kiya banay ga in ka....

India holds the source of almost all the water in Kashmir. This is why they do not want to relinquish the land.

 

[DarK-LorD]

India holds the source of almost all the water in Kashmir. This is why they do not want to relinquish the land.

Kashmir is our land & Kashmiris are our people.We don't agree don't.Even if the whole World wants Ind to leave Kasmir India will not
do so.

 

[integra]

So the water is all yours also right?

 

[Dhruv V Singh]

So the water is all yours also right?

Pakistan wastes a lot of its own water, and is blaming India for its failure to dam and control its share of water.

About Farakka what do the Bangladeshis expect from India? To blow up the dam?

 

[LaBong]

Happy Farakka Day!! Cheers

 

[LaBong]

The tagline of Farakka Day should be Save water drink Beer!!

 

[Zabaniyah]

The tagline of Farakka Day should be Save water drink Beer!!

Muslims don't drink alcohol

 

[harpoon]

India holds the source of almost all the water in Kashmir. This is why they do not want to relinquish the land.

And you know it now.
Behind all the facade, the real motivation for Pakistan to claim Kashmir is her desire to control the origin of its water resources.Do you seriously think Pakistan would have fought 3 wars over Kashmir, if it was a barren piece of land.

 

[SpArK]

Happy Farakka Day...

 

[harpoon]

Muslims don't drink alcohol

Everheard of non-alcoholic beer.

Also your statement should be " Muslims are not allowed to drink alcohol"

 

[Kinetic]

Happy Farakka day! A milestone in better water resource management. It not only reduced flood, river bank erosion but also helped better irrigation. India have signed deal with Bangladesh for proper share of water of Ganga/Padma.

 

[integra]

Happy Farakka day! A milestone in better water resource management. It not only reduced flood, river bank erosion but also helped better irrigation. India have signed deal with Bangladesh for proper share of water of Ganga/Padma.

Lets see what an affected city would have said,

Happy Farakka Day! A milestone in better water resource management. It not only reduced flood but also had turned the northern Bangladesh in to a desert. Now that there is no irrigation people eat corn flakes! India have signed deal with Bangladesh for proper share of water of Ganga/Padma Lake(as the natives call it nowadays.) Thank you Hypocrites!