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Int'l seminar on Farakka held in USA

Water-sharing between co-riparians for nermanent solution stressed
NEW YORK. Oct 11: Stress was laid on a permanent solution to the Ganges water-sharing between the co-riparians at an international seminar held here yesterday at the Columbia University.
Speakers at the seminar unanimously called upon the International community and the leaders of the countries. concerned to work out an immediate solution to the problems arising out of the Farakka Barrage and the unilateral withdrawal of water from the international river Ganges by India, reports BSS Special Correspondent Gias Kamal Chowdhury.
Participants at the seminar, arranged by the Bangladesh -American Public Affairs Front (BAPAF) on "Farakka Barrage and its effect in Bangladesh.“ hailed Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia for her recent ad dress at the UN General Assembly highlighting the prob lems before the international community.
The participants were of the opinion that the Prime Minister s address at the UN truly reflected the plight of the people of Bangladesh and the concern of her democratic government to retrieve this situation.
Prof Darly B Simons, a former member of the World Bank Flood Control Group. Prof E V Richardson, an engineer on river mechanics. Dr Cesar Mendoza, a Professor of Engineering in the Columbia University. Dr David Alexander. Professor of Geology, University of Massachusetts. Dr Robert Hyton. Professor Emeritus of
the City University. New York. Prof Alvin Goodman of the Polytechnic University of New York. Dr V J Galay. Director, international operations. Northwest Hydraulic Consultants. Canada. Dr Syed Malnuddln Hussain, an internationally reputed legal expert on Inter national river laws. Khaleque zzaman of the University of Delaware, S A Karim, a former Bangladesh permanent repres entative to the UN and Ma Bushra Zafar, a legal scholar participated In the seminar Journalist Gias Kamal Chow dhury. who was present on the occasion. also spoke
M Asafuddowla. Secretary. Ministry of Irrigation. Water Development and Flood Control, spoke as a special guest Dr Sufian Khondaker. a hydraulic expert, presented the overview of the Farakka Barrage and the related problems being faced by Bangladesh.
Atiqur Rahman Salu, chair man of the Farakka Seminar Committee, presided over the day-long deliberations, attended by leading members of the Bangladeshi community in North America including educationists. Jurist*, geologists, ecologists. physicians, pharma cists, chemists, dentists, tnedl amen and representatives of various Bangladeshi resident organisations
A R Salu. In his opening statement, recalled the Farakka march led by late Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Basham In 1976 for realising the legitimate share of waters from India.
Dr M Billah. president of the BAPAF. welcomed the resource persons, experts and partici
pant* at the seminar saying that their contributions would definitely go down ss a hall mark tn the course of the strug gle being carried out by the valiant Bangladeshis for realls Ing the water-share, whether they are In Bangladesh or abroad.
Dr V J (May laid stress on a tripartite solution suggesting that the Koshi Barrage In Nepal might augment the down flow during the lean period.
Prof Daryl Simon* said the Farakka Barrage's geomorphological impact has led to a de terioration of the condition* tn lower-riparian Bangladesh.
Prof Richardson said tectonic activities had affected the river draining In the past These facts need to be kept in mind when man made change* are pro posed In diverting water from die rivers
Dr Syed Malnuddln Hussain called for Immediate attention from the Bangladesh authorities to forestall a possible adoption of a law by the UN being proposed by the legal committee (Committee No. 6) to the complete detriment of the cause of lower riparian countries.
He said if passed, the proposed law would totally undermine the rights of the lower riparian which were so far protected by general international river laws.
Ms V Mitra, and Indian diplomat present on the occasion. when allowed to submit her viewpoint, appeared unsympathetic to Bangladesh s ef fort for solving the Farakka issue through international arbitration.