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Bangladesh accord pushes 14 irrigation schemes in Tripura

Agartala: The India-Bangladesh Secretary-level talks of the Joint River Commission (JRC), removed four years long deadlock over the construction of 14 irrigation projects along the border in Tripura, officials said here on Wednesday. During the one-day JRC meeting held in Dhaka on Monday, the two countries have agreed to sign a 15-year interim water-sharing treaty on two common rivers - Teesta