A parliamentary panel on Friday recommended immediate appointment of an after discussions with all concerned, to study possible impacts of India’s planned Tipaimukh dam on Bangladesh. ‘We have suggested immediate formation of the expert panel to examine the possible impact of the dam on Bangladesh,’ chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on water resources ministry, Abdur Razzak, said after a meeting.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated in the parliament that her government would not make any concession that may harm Bangladesh’s interests through construction of Tipaimukh dam by India. Responding to a supplementary question from ex-Law Minister Abdul Matin Khasru, Hasina said the government has decided to constitute an expert committee to monitor the situation.
Environment experts yesterday urged the government to hold a national convention on India's proposed Tipaimukh Dam across the Sylhet border that will leave a perilous affect on Bangladesh.
Hundreds of water bodies and small rivers in the greater Sylhet region are already facing a water crisis during the dry season, according to Bangladesh Water Development Board, even before India has begun construction of the contentious Tipaimukh dam project upstream in Manipur that has triggered widespread environmental fears for the region.
সম্প্রতি টিপাইমুখ প্রকল্পের বিরুদ্ধে বাংলাদেশ ও ভারতের জনগণের মধ্যে জনমত গড়ে উঠেছে। এই উৎকণ্ঠার অন্যতম কারণ, ভারত এ প্রকল্প সম্পর্কে বিভিন্ন সময় বিভিন্ন রকম কথা বলেছে। ভারত কখনও বলেছে বন্যা নিয়ন্ত্রণের জন্য এ প্রকল্প বাস্তবায়ন করা হবে। কখনও বলেছে, এ প্রকল্পের মাধ্যমে কেবল বিদ্যুৎ উৎপাদন করা হবে। ইন্টারনেটে আমরা এ সম্পর্কে যেসব তথ্য পাই তাতেও স্পষ্ট নয়, এ প্রকল্পের আওতায় ভারত আসলে কী করছে।
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday demanded of the government to publish the information and data about the Tipaimukh dam gathered by the parliamentary standing committee on water resources ministry team that visited India recently.
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad today said the government should discuss proposed Tipaimukh dam with India. He made the comment while presiding over the seventh national council of the party at Engineers' Institute in the capital this morning.
Businesspeople of South Asia including Bangladesh and India should unite to face problems like Tipaimukh dam, said president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Annisul Huq on Monday.
Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said her party was focusing on Tipaimukh dam, the Asian Highway and demarcation of maritime boundary as priority issues in order to protect national interests.
Amir of Bangladesh Jamate Islami Moulana Motiur Rahman Nijami yesterday emphasised on the need for forging national unity and consensus against the construction of Tipaimukh dam by India and the decision to the government to give corridor to India in the name of Asian Highway to protect the freedom and sovereignty of the country.
