Teesta water flow marks a rise

India on Tuesday augmented the flow of the Teesta water into Bangladesh. The flow of the Teesta water into the Bangladesh territory reached 3,000 cusecs as of Tuesday afternoon, said executive engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board Mahbubur Rahman. He said if the water flow remains the same, there will be no water problem for irrigation during the current season in Lalmonirhat, Rangpur and Kurigram districts. The water flow of the Teesta dropped a record low of 300 cusecs in the current season as India constructed dams on tributaries of the river in Sikkim and diverted water by the Gazaldoba barrage through a link to the Upper Mahnanda River, according to a news agency.