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Padma barrage planned for optimum use of water
The government plans to build a barrage on the Padma river to ensure optimum utilisation of water available through Indo-Bangla water treaty. Water Resources Minister Abdur Razzak told parliament yesterday, reports UNB.
Responding to a series of questions, he said the government is trying to mobilise foreign assistance for the project. Funds are also expected from donor countries and agencies for water management programme. he added.
The minister said a proposal has already been prepared for the Padma barrage in 10 years at a cost of 4.5 billion US dollars. equivalent to about Tk 18.000 crore.
The Prime Minister has taken special initiative to mobilise the fund, he said adding that the government has received positive response from various donor agencies.
The Prime Ministers Office, the Planning Commission and the Economic Relations Division are continuing their efforts to get funds for the project, he said, seeking cooperation from all. Irrespective of party affiliation.
Razzak said the river Garai will be reexcavated to drain water through it and the GK (Ganges-Kobada) Project will be made operative by next March after four years.
About 70.000 acres of land under the GK Project will now be irrigated and the desertification process in the northern part of the country will be stopped, he said amid cheers by Treasury Bench members.
The minister said navigability of the rivers would be improved. and fail of underground water level and pollution of environment would be stopped with the increase of water in the Ganges (Padma in Bangladesh) and its tributaries.
Presenting statistics of water availability from January 1-10. the minister said the flow
had Increased by 7.000 cusec or 7 cm over the earlier level with the Implementation of the accord.
The 30-year treaty became effective on January 1 this year and the country was to get 67.516 cusec of water and India 40.000 cusec during January 1 -10 period as per the mean flow of the river from 1949-1988.
The minister said Bangladesh got 79.041 cusec water on January 1. 79.364 cusec on January 2. 77.037 cusec on January 3. 75.173 cusec on Jan-uary 4.71.652 cusec on January 5. 68.556 cusec on January 6. 67.217 on January 7. 64,777 cusec on January 8. 63.476 cusec on January 9 and 61.990 cusec on January 10.
He informed the House that the lowest flow at the Hardinge Bridge point of the Ganges was 50.500 cusec during the 1972-75 period. 23.200 cusec during 1976-82. 15.477 cusec during 1983-90 and 9.218 cusec during 1991-96 period.