The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh on the withdrawal of 153 cusecs of water from the river Kushiyara, a border shared by the 2 international locations.
The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval to the MoU, underneath which India and Bangladesh will have the ability to draw 153 cusecs of water from Kushiyara for their very own consumption through the dry season – from November 1 to May 31. water requirement.
The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Ministry of Water Resources of Bangladesh on 6 September.
In a press release, the federal government mentioned, “This MoU will enable the Assam government to withdraw 153 cusecs of water for consumption from the normal stretch of Kushiyara river during the dry season … for their consumption water requirement.”
“A Joint Monitoring Team will be constituted by the two countries to monitor the water withdrawal by each side during the dry season,” the assertion mentioned.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
