Bangladesh has approved a major Padma River barrage project designed to reduce adverse upstream effects attributed to India’s Farakka Barrage. The first phase is projected to cost over USD 280 million, and officials say the work is in Bangladesh’s national interest. Talks on Ganges water sharing with India are continuing as both sides navigate the river’s future.
Bangladesh’s new government is seeking Chinese involvement in the Teesta River restoration project after talks between its foreign minister and China’s counterpart in Beijing. The project’s proximity to India’s sensitive Siliguri Corridor has drawn concern in New Delhi. India had earlier offered technical help for the Teesta basin, but water sharing remains a sensitive fault line in bilateral ties.
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