Saturday, June 13, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Teesta River Agreement between India & Bangladesh: Why Controversy?
As such an old topic but came in news against because Modi's Bangladesh visit.
Geography of Teesta River:
Teesta originates from Kangse Glacier, Charamu Lake in Sikkim, most of its catchment area lies in India. It enters Bangladesh, joins Brahmaputra, and ends in Bay of Bengal.After Brahmapurta, Ganges and Meghna also joins it; Teesta is the 4th largest river in Bangladesh.
Sequence of events:
-W.Bengal government began constructing a barrage and catchment area on Teesta.
-Bangladesh opposed, because their “rice bowl” Rangpur region depends on Teesta.
-To pacify them, India began negotiation.
1983: India- Bangladesh concluded and ad-hoc agreement on Teesta. Who gets how much?
Water share from Teesta..
India 39%
Bangladesh 36%
Unallocated 25%
But problem unsolved, because Bangladesh wanted equal sharing.
1984: Joint-river commission appointed to collect hydrological data & suggest a rational method for water sharing. Commission recommended increasing
Bangladesh’s share, on logic that W.Bengal’s barrage is very close to Bangladesh border (~90 km). Some water will penetrate underground and benefit both countries anyways.
New formula proposed
Water share from Teesta
India 42.5%
Bangladesh 37.5%
Unallocated 20% for the river (otherwise nothing will reach to Bay of Bengal!)
2010:
Bangladesh Teesta Water sharing & Terrorism
BANGLADESH: TEESTA WATER SHARING TO TERRORISM
Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) calls Pakistani political establishment to stop Indians from constructing dams on rivers flowing to Pakistan, raise the matter in UN, asked civil society(!) to support this cause. And even suggested that Kashmiri Mujahideen should be given a “Free hand” to destroy Bhakra dam!
In other words, Hafiz Saeed is using “economy/farmers’ plight” as a new propaganda tool to promote terrorism.
Sep. 2011
Mohan plans to visit Bangladesh, sign accords for Teesta and Land border disputes.
He invited five state CM that share border with Bangladesh, to join him in this visit.
But on eleventh hour, W.Bengal CM Mamata
Banerjee dropped from this visit to protest against Teesta sharing agreement.
W.Bengal CM Mamatha’s position:
This treaty will dry out Northern region of W.Bengal & hurt Indian farmers.
1998: Bangladesh’s largest irrigation project
“Teesta Barrage” began. With help of this water, Bangladeshi farmers already have three cropping seasons per year. So, they don’t deserve any more water. At that time, Trinmool Congress was the single largest coalition partner in UPA, therefore Mohan had to drop the Teesta accord. He could only sign Land boundary agreement with Bangladesh.
^Ok this is upto 2011. why is the topic in news in 2014?
March 2014
BIMSTEC summit held at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar. Mohan assured Haseena about early conclusion of Teesta accord.
April 2014
On Indian side On Bangladeshi side Mamatha tells voters to “teach a lesson” to Congies.
Because otherwise next Congi PM will sign
Teesta accord = Northern parts of W.Bengal will become dry, water shortage for drinking and irrigation. Terrorist Parties like Jamaat-e-Islami & their supporters like Khalida Zia have started Dharna pradarshan in Dhaka’s Jantar Mantar.
Their claim “India has reduced releasing water from Teesta but Hasina’s “Secular” Bangladesh Awami League party is doing nothing to get fair share from Teesta. Bangladeshi paddy farmers are suffering!” (Recall the same propaganda by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) in Pakistan in 2010.
May 2014
Bangladesh PM Hasina says “India’s central government (Mohan) was sincere, but Mamata raised objections hence the deal could not be.signed.”
June 2015
Teesta takes back seat as land deal grabs spotlight. No serious efforts to resolve the case.
Source: Praful Bhardwaj from Team work for CSE-2015
Geography of Teesta River:
Teesta originates from Kangse Glacier, Charamu Lake in Sikkim, most of its catchment area lies in India. It enters Bangladesh, joins Brahmaputra, and ends in Bay of Bengal.After Brahmapurta, Ganges and Meghna also joins it; Teesta is the 4th largest river in Bangladesh.
Sequence of events:
-W.Bengal government began constructing a barrage and catchment area on Teesta.
-Bangladesh opposed, because their “rice bowl” Rangpur region depends on Teesta.
-To pacify them, India began negotiation.
1983: India- Bangladesh concluded and ad-hoc agreement on Teesta. Who gets how much?
Water share from Teesta..
India 39%
Bangladesh 36%
Unallocated 25%
But problem unsolved, because Bangladesh wanted equal sharing.
1984: Joint-river commission appointed to collect hydrological data & suggest a rational method for water sharing. Commission recommended increasing
Bangladesh’s share, on logic that W.Bengal’s barrage is very close to Bangladesh border (~90 km). Some water will penetrate underground and benefit both countries anyways.
New formula proposed
Water share from Teesta
India 42.5%
Bangladesh 37.5%
Unallocated 20% for the river (otherwise nothing will reach to Bay of Bengal!)
2010:
Bangladesh Teesta Water sharing & Terrorism
BANGLADESH: TEESTA WATER SHARING TO TERRORISM
Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) calls Pakistani political establishment to stop Indians from constructing dams on rivers flowing to Pakistan, raise the matter in UN, asked civil society(!) to support this cause. And even suggested that Kashmiri Mujahideen should be given a “Free hand” to destroy Bhakra dam!
In other words, Hafiz Saeed is using “economy/farmers’ plight” as a new propaganda tool to promote terrorism.
Sep. 2011
Mohan plans to visit Bangladesh, sign accords for Teesta and Land border disputes.
He invited five state CM that share border with Bangladesh, to join him in this visit.
But on eleventh hour, W.Bengal CM Mamata
Banerjee dropped from this visit to protest against Teesta sharing agreement.
W.Bengal CM Mamatha’s position:
This treaty will dry out Northern region of W.Bengal & hurt Indian farmers.
1998: Bangladesh’s largest irrigation project
“Teesta Barrage” began. With help of this water, Bangladeshi farmers already have three cropping seasons per year. So, they don’t deserve any more water. At that time, Trinmool Congress was the single largest coalition partner in UPA, therefore Mohan had to drop the Teesta accord. He could only sign Land boundary agreement with Bangladesh.
^Ok this is upto 2011. why is the topic in news in 2014?
March 2014
BIMSTEC summit held at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar. Mohan assured Haseena about early conclusion of Teesta accord.
April 2014
On Indian side On Bangladeshi side Mamatha tells voters to “teach a lesson” to Congies.
Because otherwise next Congi PM will sign
Teesta accord = Northern parts of W.Bengal will become dry, water shortage for drinking and irrigation. Terrorist Parties like Jamaat-e-Islami & their supporters like Khalida Zia have started Dharna pradarshan in Dhaka’s Jantar Mantar.
Their claim “India has reduced releasing water from Teesta but Hasina’s “Secular” Bangladesh Awami League party is doing nothing to get fair share from Teesta. Bangladeshi paddy farmers are suffering!” (Recall the same propaganda by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) in Pakistan in 2010.
May 2014
Bangladesh PM Hasina says “India’s central government (Mohan) was sincere, but Mamata raised objections hence the deal could not be.signed.”
June 2015
Teesta takes back seat as land deal grabs spotlight. No serious efforts to resolve the case.
Source: Praful Bhardwaj from Team work for CSE-2015
Land Boundary Agreement
India and Bangladesh on 6 June 2015 ratified the historic Land Boundary Agreement between the two countries that will finally allow tens of thousands of people living in 161 border enclaves to choose their nationality. It will also permanently fix the contours of the 4,000 km India-Bangladesh border. This ratification was done on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2-day state visit of Bangladesh that started on the same day.
All about the agreement
– The Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh was agreed upon initially in 1974, when the Prime Ministers of the two countries signed the agreement to exchange enclaves and simplify the international border. However, the said agreement was not brought into effect due to several reasons, both political and bilateral.
– A revised version of the agreement was finally adopted by the two countries 41 years later, when the Parliament of India passed the 100th Amendment to the Indian Constitution on 7 May 2015.
– Nearly 160 enclaves exist on either side of the border, a historical oddity left after the Partition in 1947. There are 51 Bangladeshi enclaves with about 15,000 people within states like Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam and West Bengal.
– Under the agreement, the enclave residents could continue to reside at their present location or move to the country of their choice.
– Under the agreement, India will have an advantage of 500 acres and 10,000 acres will go to Bangladesh.
– The agreement settles the question of citizenship for over 50,000 people.
– The issue has been a major irritant in ties between the two countries which share a 4,096-km-long border, most of which is porous.
– The settlement of the LBA comes as both countries have settled their maritime boundary. On 7 July 2014, the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration delineated the maritime boundary between the two neighbours, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf within and beyond 200 nautical miles.
– With settlement of the boundary, both countries can move towards building border of infrastructure, especially in the north east to boost trade and sub-regional connectivity.
– At least fifteen states in India now have to clear this agreement, which is unlikely to be a problem.
Source: GK AMIN from Team work for CSE-2015
All about the agreement
– The Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh was agreed upon initially in 1974, when the Prime Ministers of the two countries signed the agreement to exchange enclaves and simplify the international border. However, the said agreement was not brought into effect due to several reasons, both political and bilateral.
– A revised version of the agreement was finally adopted by the two countries 41 years later, when the Parliament of India passed the 100th Amendment to the Indian Constitution on 7 May 2015.
– Nearly 160 enclaves exist on either side of the border, a historical oddity left after the Partition in 1947. There are 51 Bangladeshi enclaves with about 15,000 people within states like Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam and West Bengal.
– Under the agreement, the enclave residents could continue to reside at their present location or move to the country of their choice.
– Under the agreement, India will have an advantage of 500 acres and 10,000 acres will go to Bangladesh.
– The agreement settles the question of citizenship for over 50,000 people.
– The issue has been a major irritant in ties between the two countries which share a 4,096-km-long border, most of which is porous.
– The settlement of the LBA comes as both countries have settled their maritime boundary. On 7 July 2014, the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration delineated the maritime boundary between the two neighbours, the Exclusive Economic Zone and the continental shelf within and beyond 200 nautical miles.
– With settlement of the boundary, both countries can move towards building border of infrastructure, especially in the north east to boost trade and sub-regional connectivity.
– At least fifteen states in India now have to clear this agreement, which is unlikely to be a problem.
Source: GK AMIN from Team work for CSE-2015
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