Atmosphere, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasised the pressing need for action on river water administration between Bangladesh and its upstream neighbour.
Talking at some stage in a gallop to to a flood-damaged embankment in Feni’s Parshuram Upazila, she declared that the period of authorities inaction or silence on such severe factors is over.
“We must do no longer fail to bear in mind that river water is no longer correct about politics; or no longer it is about diplomacy and economics too,” she acknowledged. “We’re right here to comprehend the struggling and expectations of our contributors and to maintain interaction in main talks with the upstream country accordingly.”
Rizwana, additionally the water resources adviser, highlighted the ongoing challenges associated to the Teesta River, noting that regardless of 53 years of discussions, a proper agreement on water-sharing has but to be signed. She pressured out the humanitarian component of the self-discipline, urging both nations to reach a consensus on water administration and catastrophe response.
“Even if the agreement outcomes in less water for us, that is one other topic. Nonetheless we must attach the contributors of our country. Our neighbor can not ignore this set apart a question to. We maintain got ready a high level draw of the records we need and the scheme we are going to have the option to technique discussions, which is ready to be finalized after extra talks,” she added.
The adviser made these remarks following a gallop to to the flood-ravaged Ballamukha embankment at 11:30am at the novel time.
Accompanying her were Nazmul Ahsan, secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources; Feni Deputy Commissioner Musammat Shahina Akter; Superintendent of Police Md Habibur Rahman; and Lt Col Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, commander of the 4th BGB Battalion in Feni, alongside side other authorities officers.
