Teesta River Management Project for Bangladesh: Why India Protest !

File Photo TISTA RIVER One of the topics discussed on social media was that the proposed Teesta river water resources management project was not being submitted to the ECNEC for approval in the face of Indian objections, despite its final preparation. About three years ago, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested Chinese President Xi Jinping about the project. China has turned the Huang Ho River, once known as the "Sorrow of China", into a "blessing." In the same vein, the Prime Minister's request was how to modernize the water management of the Teesta River, which is a disaster for the people of the north-western districts of Bangladesh every year, through a multi-faceted project. In response to that request, the project proposal was handed over to Bangladesh by China a few months ago after the feasibility study of the proposed Teesta River project with full Chinese funding was received and implemented. At the same time, China offered to provide a l...