Sonai river embankment, other issues
Indian team visits site, to submit report to JRC
Our Correspondent, Satkhira
A five-member team from the Indian River Research Institute visited the bordering areas of Satkhira on Sunday to examine the possibility of increasing water flow of the silted Sonai river. They also visited the under-construction WAPDA embankment from Bhomra to Baikari border area in Bangladesh territory, construction of which was stopped by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF). The team will stay in Bangladesh for four days and hold meetings with officials of the Ministry of Water Resource and the Bangladesh River Research Institute. The Indian team comprise MN Saha, Director, Ganges Flood Control Commission, SK Biswas, Superintendent, West Bengal Drainage Control Circle, RK Bose, SK Dardi, District Magistrate, 24 Pargana and engineer RN Aich. The team visited the Sonai river at Bhadiali and Keragachhi points. Earlier, a team from Bangladesh River Research Institute, accompanied by an Indian team, visited the Indian side of Sonali river from Tuesday to Friday last. The river has become silted due to lean flow of water from the upstream in Indian territory, which cause flood during the monsoon. Both the teams will submit separate reports to the Joint River Commission. The Bangladesh team consists of Saiful Islam, Joint Secretary Ministry of Water Resources, Mizanur Rahman, Deputy Director, Disaster Management, engineer Sherif Al Sarafat, engineer Abul Hashem and Nur Alam Talukder. The Indian team left Satkhira for Jessore Sunday afternoon.
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