“It is a regular seasonal improvement,” Randhir Jaiswal stated
New Delhi:
India on Monday trashed reviews in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is inflicting floods in some areas within the neighbouring nation.
“We have now seen pretend movies, rumours and fear-mongering to create misunderstanding. This needs to be firmly countered with information,” Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated.
He stated related knowledge is shared with joint river fee officers involved in Bangladesh on a daily and well timed foundation, and it was accomplished this time as properly.
“We have now seen media reviews of the opening of Farakka barrage gates that can enable the circulation of over 11 lakh cusecs of water downstream of the river in its pure course into the Ganga/Padma river,” Mr Jaiswal stated.
“It is a regular seasonal improvement that takes place as a result of elevated influx from heavy rainfall within the Ganga river basin catchment areas upstream,” he stated.
The MEA spokesperson was responding to media queries on the matter.
“It’s to be understood that Farakka is simply a barrage and never a dam. Every time the water degree reaches the pond degree, no matter influx comes that passes,” he stated.
“It’s merely a construction to divert 40,000 cusecs of water into the Farakka canal that’s rigorously accomplished utilizing a system of gates on the primary Ganga/Padma river, whereas the steadiness water flows into the primary river to Bangladesh,” Jaiswal added.
Final week too, India described as factually incorrect reviews in Bangladesh that the flood state of affairs in sure elements of the nation has been brought on by the opening of a dam on the Gumti river in Tripura.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) had stated floods on the widespread rivers between the 2 international locations are a “shared” drawback inflicting struggling on individuals on each side and requires shut mutual cooperation in direction of resolving it.
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