“This can be a regular seasonal improvement,” Randhir Jaiswal mentioned
New Delhi:
India on Monday trashed experiences in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is inflicting floods in some areas within the neighbouring nation.
“We’ve got seen pretend movies, rumours and fear-mongering to create misunderstanding. This must be firmly countered with info,” Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned.
He mentioned related information is shared with joint river fee officers involved in Bangladesh on a daily and well timed foundation, and it was carried out this time as effectively.
“We’ve got seen media experiences of the opening of Farakka barrage gates that may permit the circulate of over 11 lakh cusecs of water downstream of the river in its pure course into the Ganga/Padma river,” Mr Jaiswal mentioned.
“This can be a regular seasonal improvement that takes place as a consequence of elevated influx from heavy rainfall within the Ganga river basin catchment areas upstream,” he mentioned.
The MEA spokesperson was responding to media queries on the matter.
“It’s to be understood that Farakka is barely a barrage and never a dam. Every time the water degree reaches the pond degree, no matter influx comes that passes,” he mentioned.
“It’s merely a construction to divert 40,000 cusecs of water into the Farakka canal that’s fastidiously carried out utilizing a system of gates on the primary Ganga/Padma river, whereas the stability water flows into the primary river to Bangladesh,” Jaiswal added.
Final week too, India described as factually incorrect experiences in Bangladesh that the flood state of affairs in sure components 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 mentioned floods on the widespread rivers between the 2 nations are a “shared” downside inflicting struggling on folks on either side and requires shut mutual cooperation in the direction of resolving it.
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