Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 669 Mon. April 17, 2006       National Dying Surma... The bed of dying Surma is now a playground. Deposit of silt and lack of dredging has turned the river into a narrow stream. Planned construction of the Tipaimukh hydroelectric plant at its upper reaches across the border will dry up the river in near future, environmentalists say. The photo was taken from near Sylhet city. PHOTO: STAR