Teesta: Knocking on Delhi will no longer bear fruit

Prof Imtiaz Ahmed, an expert of international affairs, on Saturday observed that no Delhi-centric contact by Dhaka can help resolve the Bangladesh-India dispute over the sharing of Teesta River water. The next central government of India is likely to be formed with the support of some state governments, and knocking on Delhi will no longer bear any fruit in resolving the longstanding crisis over Teesta water, he said while addressing a roundtable. The roundtable, styled ‘Equal Access to Floodplain, Haor and River’, was organised by Actionaid at Cirdap, marking the World Water Day 2014. Prof Imtiaz, a teacher of Dhaka University’s International Relations, noted that the extensive hydropower generation by Sikkim on Teesta’s upstream is also a crucial issue that must be addressed to have any ultimate solution for Bangladesh, according to UNB.