India’s river-linking worrying, says Bangladesh watchdog

[extra terrestrial]

Its not permanently diverted, they build gates over the mouth of the diversion, which controls the flow of water. Almost all of these rivers are diverted to drought affected areas. In rainy season, when there is excess of water, which even cause devastating floods even in your country, will be diverted and during summer the gates will be closed. Don't you think this will be win win for both the countries. You will also save millions if not billions of infrastructure damage.
And in return we will bring our dry areas under irrigation and generate a little bit of electricity where it is possible.

Well, if you are talking about river linking project, it's definitely about diverting the river permanently. Our experience with the Indian dams on upstream of common rivers shows completely the opposite scenario to what you have posted, the flow of water is mainly halted during the dry seasons leading to adverse effects on agriculture and released during the rainy season that causes heavy floods. And the dry seasons during April-May and December-January are the main harvesting periods for most of the crops.

The pictures of dams you have posted seem to be on internal rivers rather than international rivers.

 

[Echo_419]

Well, if you are talking about river linking project, it's definitely about diverting the river permanently. Our experience with the Indian dams on upstream of common rivers shows completely the opposite scenario to what you have posted, the flow of water is mainly halted during the dry seasons leading to adverse effects on agriculture and released during the rainy season that causes heavy floods. And the dry seasons during April-May and December-January are the main harvesting periods for most of the crops.

The pictures of dams you have posted seem to be on internal rivers rather than international rivers.

Don't worry we will make sure BD get their due share
hell we are giving the Pakistanis their due share
what's wrong with BD

 

[HariPrasad]

Well, if you are talking about river linking project, it's definitely about diverting the river permanently. Our experience with the Indian dams on upstream of common rivers shows completely the opposite scenario to what you have posted, the flow of water is mainly halted during the dry seasons leading to adverse effects on agriculture and released during the rainy season that causes heavy floods. And the dry seasons during April-May and December-January are the main harvesting periods for most of the crops.

The pictures of dams you have posted seem to be on internal rivers rather than international rivers.

Go to International court like you did with bay of Bengal. Respect the verdict like we did. Pakistan also used the mechanism to go to International court. Court has already delivered Judgement in many cases.

 

[naveen mishra]

should not be over engineering on water management system , it is risky


Water management and the decline of the Khmer Empire
Prolonged droughts and changes to water management systems may have been associated with the decline of Cambodia's Khmer Empire in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, a study reports. Mary Beth Day and colleagues used sediments taken from the West Baray, the largest Khmer reservoir, to analyze changes in natural conditions and water management practices. Apart from barays, the Angkor kingdom also built a complex system of canals, moats, and embankments to collect and store water from the summer monsoons. The researchers found a decrease in the water level and the amount of sediment deposited in the baray, coincident with the collapse of the Angkor kingdom, during a period marked by extended droughts interspersed with unusually heavy rainfall. As both sediment and water input decreased, the ecology of the baray changed as well, with more bottom-dwelling algae and floating plants. The baray also recorded a decrease in erosion and chemical weathering in the greater Angkor region after the collapse of the Khmer empire. The Khmer's water management systems may have been insufficient to cope with sudden and intense variations in climate, according to the authors.

 

[zip]

As per data annual average rainfall in bangladesh is 1600 mm and that of india is 1083 mm ..waste not want not

 

[HariPrasad]

BD is like Pakisan. they will not manage the water they have but blame others for not providing sufficient water to them.