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Sharing the waters of the Ganges
After a quarter century of protracted negotiation over the use of the waters of the River Ganges, Bangladesh and India, in November 1977, entered into an interim agreement for five years on sharing the waters of the river and seeking a long-term solution to the problem within three years. But the two countries have not been able to agree on the long-term scheme. The course of the talks and the salient features of the agreement are briefly outlined. The author has been associated with the negotiations for about three decades and, as Adviser to the President of Bangladesh, he headed the official Bangladesh Delegation which concluded the 1977 agreement with India. The article is concluded with a strong plea for a basin-wide approach to the problem and joint efforts by the co-basin states to develop the water resources of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra Rivers.
Sharing the waters of the Ganges
After a quarter century of protracted negotiation over the use of the waters of the River Ganges, Bangladesh and India, in November 1977, entered into an interim agreement for five years on sharing the waters of the river and seeking a long-term solution to the problem within three years. But the two countries have not been able to agree on the long-term scheme. The course of the talks and the salient features of the agreement are briefly outlined. The author has been associated with the negotiations for about three decades and, as Adviser to the President of Bangladesh, he headed the official Bangladesh Delegation which concluded the 1977 agreement with India. The article is concluded with a strong plea for a basin-wide approach to the problem and joint efforts by the co-basin states to develop the water resources of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra Rivers.
Sharing the waters of the Ganges
Abbas, B. M. A.T. (author)
1983-04-01
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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