Critical climate stress moments may be defined as those moments when households, communities, and their livelihood systems are vulnerable to climate related risks and hazards. This working paper examines critical climate stress moments due to specific climatic and biophysical causes experienced by the people in the Teesta River basin in …
Unabated erosions by 12 rivers, including the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla, have taken a turn for the worse, leaving some 3,400 families of over 100 villages in five upazilas of the district homeless over the last three months. According to sources at the local Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, the …
River erosion has taken serious turn at different points along Teesta river bank under Sundarganj upazila in the district recently with the rise of water level in the river creating immense sufferings to the erosion victims. Local sources said at least 300 families of the upazila became homeless in last …
GAIBANDHA : River erosion has taken serious turn at different points along Teesta river bank under Sundarganj upazila in the district recently with the rise of water level in the river creating immense sufferings to the erosion victims, reports BSS. Local sources said at least 300 families of the upazila …
The Indo-Bangla Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) is set for talks in Dhaka on such crucial issues as equiaable share of Teesta waters and proposed Tipaimukh dam. The Ministry of Water Resources' Senior Secretary Sheikh Altaf Ali told bdnews24.com that the meetings were slated for Jun 18-19. "Talks will be held …
Erosion by the Teesta and Dharla rivers rendered at least 250 families in three upazilas homeless in the last three days. The erosion-hit people of 20 villages have now taken shelter on the dyke of Water Development Board (WDB) in the district, said an official of WDB. Teesta took a …
According to this policy released by the government, all water data maintained by the Central Water Commission and the Central Ground Water Board will be made available in the public domain. See Also Policy: National Water Policy 2012. Policy: Draft National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy. News: ICSSR plans one-stop …
Water governance throughout South Asia has long been dominated by technical perspectives from civil engineering, economics, and international law. Across the region, state actors, scientists, and technocrats have monopolized policy formulation and implementation providing limited space for the expression of legitimate civil society voices and stakeholder interests. In this largely …
Bangladesh PM pins hopes on India, Indian buses for Bangladesh Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday handed over the keys of 20 buses to Bangladesh. India will hand over another batch of 30 buses along with 88 air-conditioned coaches by April this year. This forms part of $1 …
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emphasised need to find solutions to major bilateral issues, including Teesta water sharing between India and Bangladesh without further delay. Her concern was communicated to visiting External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid when he met her on Sunday. She expects India to take a “progressive …
Days ahead of the first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Investment ( CCI), the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the statutory body for advising on forest clearances, rushed to clear a little over 20 projects, including those in mining and power. The CCI, set up to hasten big-ticket infrastructure projects, …
After concentrating on thermal power for a long time, the West Bengal government has now decided to give priority to the development of hydro power projects in the 12th and 13th plan period. For that, the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL), one of the three state run …
In contrast to China’s unilateral move to construct dams on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, India has taken a different route with respect to dams on rivers it shares with Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have identified several projects including the controversial Tipaimukh hydel project in which Dhaka could have …
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran said his country is not obstructing water flow of the Teesta River. "The water flow of Teesta River is spontaneously coming towards Bangladesh and it is not being obstructed." He was exchanging views with journalists and East West Media officials in a meeting at the …
The major rivers and tributaries have been drying up abnormally in the Brahmaputra basin much ahead of the seasonal dry season this year due to the adverse impacts of global climate change, reports BSS. The Brahmaputra has now the lowest water flow in some narrower channels causing emergence of many …
MAJOR international rivers like the Brahmaputra and the Teesta have dried up abnormally at their Bangladesh sections with the advent of dry season unlike other years. According to media reports, the Brahmaputra has now the lowest water flow that too in some narrow channels that have experienced the emergence of …
The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), under the ministry of forests and environment, has scheduled yet another meeting on Friday for clearing projects in violation of the Central Information Commission (CIC) orders. Earlier, the commission had pulled up environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan for a similar transgression. In February, the CIC had …
Hundreds of dead fish were found floating in the Teesta this morning, sparking a rush to catch them before experts warned that pesticides may have been sprinkled in the water, rendering the fish unsafe for consumption. On November 28 last year, Jalpaiguri had woken up to the news of several …
West Bengal Minister raises Teesta water sharing issue Formation of River Basin Organisations (RBOs) between basin neighbouring countries is at the heart of an international conference here on Hydro-Diplomacy: A Tool for Sharing Waters Across Waters. “Good governance is required for establishment of strategies on sustainable management of international river …
State Urban Development Minister and Trinamul leader Firhad Hakim criticised the Centre for its policy to allow FDI in retail and releasing Teesta water to Bangladesh. Mr Hakim said the Centre is trying to help a particular political party in the neighbouring country to win the election. So it is …
