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Stop Tipai projects right away

Environmental bodies ask India

Staff Correspondent
Environment bodies yesterday demanded an immediate halt to implementation of Tipaimukh hydroelectric project and Fulartol irrigation project in India.
They also demanded formulation of a regional water resources plan and its implementation for the benefit all the countries concerned.
And Bangladesh government must initiate steps to formulate such a plan on the basis of regional cooperation and talks, they stressed.
The demands were made from a rally and human chain jointly organised by Bangladesh Paribcsh Andolon (Bana) and Nirbhik at MegnnagKat in Sonafgaon upazila of Naraya'nganj district yesterday morning. Various other environment groups also joined the programme.
Participants in the rally and human chain carried banners inscribed with slogans "Stop construction of Tipaimukh Dam, Save Meghna River".
Speakers at the rally demanded that India give Bangladesh a detailed report onTipaimukh dam containing its impact on environment, life span of the dam and its design. No such dam should be built on any river flowing through the two countries without discussion with Bangladesh, they emphasised.
They noted that not only people of Bangladesh but also people of the Indian states of Monipur, Mizoram and Assam protested construction of the disputed Tipaimukh dam in Monipur state.
They said the dam to be constructed 100 kilometre off Jokiganj border in Sylhet district of Bangladesh would be J500 feel long and 500 feet high.
The speakers said after commissioning of the dam the environment of Indian states of Monipur, Mirozam and Assam would face huge damage; the water flow of Barak and other rivers would get reduced by 17242 cusecs.
A vast area adjacent to the dam would be submerged, 1320 families would be displaced and 27,242 hectare forest and hilly land of these area would be destroyed.
The speakers said they have learnt that India would not only construct Tipaimukh dam, it would also construct another irrigation banage at Fulartol on the upstream of the Barak river.
They said if the two projects are implemented environment of Bangladesh would be devastated and millions of people adversely affected.
The speakers at the rally said the construction of the Tipaimukh dam and Fulartol irrigation barrage would violate the international rioT^.^dn^entrdharid water treaty between Bangladesh and India.
They said the people of Bangladesh have taken stand against the Tipaimukh dam. They urged the government to initiate sincere discussion with India to dissuade it from constructingTipaimukh dam.