Ganga Water Treaty is ‘flawed’, needs to be updated: Bangladesh river expert
“The Ganga Water Treaty is three decades old and flawed as it does not include a guarantee clause.
The Hindu reports: “The Ganga Water Treaty is three decades old and flawed as it does not include a guarantee clause.
It also does not have ecological flow and environmental flow considerations,” Manjur A. Chowdhury, chairman of Bangladesh River Conservation Commission told The Hindu.
This world story centres on Bangladesh. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Ganga Water Treaty, Bangladesh River Conservation Commission and Manjur A.
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