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A long-standing dispute exists between India and Bangladesh over the appropriate allocation, and development, of the water resources of the Ganges River, which flows from northern India into Bangladesh. The issue had remained a subject of conflict for almost 35 years, with several bilateral agreements and rounds of talks failing to produce results.
[7] [56] However India can use the western river waters for irrigation up to 701,000 acres with new water storage capacity not exceeding 1.54 billion m 3 and new storage works with hydropower plants (excluding permitted water storage under unlimited run of the river hydro projects) with storage not exceeding 2.0 billion m 3 and nominal flood ...
The Bangladesh–India border, known locally as the Radcliffe line ( IB ), is an international border running between the republics of Bangladesh and India that demarcates the six divisions of Bangladesh and the Indian states . Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometre-long (2,545 mi) international border, the fifth-longest land border in ...
There was a dispute regarding the indefinite nature of the lease. The dispute was resolved by a mutual agreement between India and Bangladesh in 2011. [23] Terrorist activities carried out by outfits based in both countries, like Banga Sena and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami. [24] Recently India and Bangladesh had agreed jointly to fight terrorism. [25]
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, could fix issues like the border crisis, the economy and crime in ...
India’s largest commercial bank State Bank of India (SBI)’s Ecowrap report indicates that the total contribution of unpaid women's work to the economy is around 22.7 trillion rupees ($276.8bn ...
The Indian rivers interlinking project is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in India by linking rivers using a network of reservoirs and canals to enhance irrigation and groundwater recharge and reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortages in other parts of the country ...
Matarbari Port. Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video. v. t. e. The Ganges Barrage Project was a proposed project in Bangladesh to hold back rain water of the monsoon season because of the periodic drying up of the Ganges River in Bangladesh due to the Farakka Barrage. It was formally cancelled in 2017.