Indo-Bangla jt river demarcation survey begins

FE Team | Published: February 24, 2009 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Feb 23 (BSS): A joint river demarcation survey along international water frontier began in Satkhira Sunday.

A total of seven experts from Bangladesh and India are carrying out the survey.

On the first day, the survey works have started from the main pillar number-01 (one) at Padmasakra area under Sadar Upazila of the district. The survey will continue along two bordering rivers Ichhamati and Kalindi.

Sources said during the 1947 partition, the mid-streams of these rivers were taken as the demarcation line between the two countries.

Due to river erosion over the years, Bangladesh lost several villages along the rivers and chars emerged in the Indian side, and mid-streams of the two rivers no more remain as demarcation line.

As a result, Bangladeshi fishermen are being harassed by both the border guards of Bangladesh and India for trespassing the border.

The four member Indian survey team is represented by S Chandra of Indian Land Record Survey, assistant survey officer Dilip Kumar Chatterjee, Surveyor Biswanath Chakraborty and draftsman Khudiram.

Bangladesh side is represented by officer of Bangladesh Land Record Department Ferdous Hossain, assistant officer Jalal Hossain and surveyor Ashraful Hossain.

While contacted commanding officer of BDR 41 Battalion, Satkhira, Lt Col AKM Shamsuddin Shams confirmed that survey works along the border river Ichhamoti and Kalindi have been going on.