Farakka Day today

[desioptimist]

Farakka water is used to flush out silts from Hoogly river so that ships can move in Calcutta port without hindrance. Siltation could have been solved by continuous dredging. But, India chose Farakka, instead. This is how it ruined the prospect of a good neighbourly relationship with BD.

Howver, Farakka is not alone, India has built tens of dams just acroos the international border to make our country dry. Tipaimukhi is the latest addition, but it will certainly not be the last.

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You did not elaborate on your observation, that farakka is hurting India because we dont get transit. My point is from Indian PoV, water is more important than transit. So why would we decommission the dam?

 

[eastwatch]

You did not elaborate on your observation, that farakka is hurting India because we dont get transit. My point is from Indian PoV, water is more important than transit. So why would we decommission the dam?

Water is important, agreed. But, India unilaterally takes away our water and then imposes an unequal treaty on us. Moreover, Farakka water is to flush a fancy Hoogly river silt. But, here in Bangladesh it has destroyed the ecology and our life style. It has ruined farmlands in the sea belts with intrusion of sea water. So, it hurts us and in a reciprocal gesture BD population are not allowing a real transit to Indian NE that undermines this area's development. India is desparate to get multi-transits.