An India-Bangladesh round table has suggested the creation of a single joint rivers commission headed by a prominent Indian or Bangladeshi leader on an alternative basis for sustainable management of their shared water resources.
Tag: water
Rights groups for proper use of haor dev fund
Environmentalists and rights activists at a discussion here on Sunday stressed proper utilisation of the allocation made in the national budget to implement the Haor Development Master Plan.
Australia’s expertise in water management for Asia
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, are applying their knowledge in transboundary river basin management to improve the livelihoods of people living in some of the poorest parts of Asia.
People suffer for lack of a bridge in Roumari
More than one lakh people have been suffering badly in absence of a bridge at Jhagrarchar point in Roumari-Dantvanga Road at Roumari upazila in Kurigram district.
Kid drowns falling from bamboo bridge
A six years old kid drowned falling from the bamboo-made bridge over the Bangshi river at Taylkup village under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenidah on Sunday.
Water, sanitation must for good governance: EU
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Dhaka William Hanna on Wednesday said it is essential to ensure of pure drinking water and sanitation management in establishing good governance in the country.
Adibasis in C’nawabganj get safe drinking water
Adibasis and hard to reach people of four unions of Nachole upazila under Chapainawabganj district have been getting pure drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Greens urge action against water pollution
Green activists at a human chain here on Wednesday urged the government for immediate action to check water pollution with a view to protecting the country’s biodiversity.
Deep convection over North Bay
Deep convection is taking place over North Bay and adjoining area of Bangladesh.
India’s Northeast for int’l commission on water
Kolkata: The Northeast Dialogue Forum, a conclave of human rights and indigenous people’s organisations based in India’s north-east, has sought intervention of India, China and Bangladesh to prevent adverse impact of development projects on the region’s water sources.
Deep sea mining ‘gold rush’ moves closer
By David Shukman
Bangladeshi org DORP wins UN award
A Bangladeshi NGO has won the ‘Water for Life’ award from the UN World Water Assessment Programme Unit.
Stop commercialisation of water
Participants of a discussion demanded people’s participation for the formulation of the water law and removal of loopholes in draft water act-2013 to stop commercialisation of water resources on Saturday.
Capital dredging projects under implementation
The government has taken an initiative to implement capital dredging projects in the country’s big and important rivers at a cost of Tk 50,000 crore, Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen told Parliament on Sunday.
Bill for protecting rivers placed in JS
A bill, titled ‘National River Protection Commission Bill, 2013’, aimed at protecting the country’s rivers from encroachers and pollution was placed in Parliament on Tuesday.
Two tri-nation river alliances in offing
The influential Indian English daily has reported from New Delhi that India has already approved the composition of a working group on water and power that will coordinate with Bangladesh and Nepal to harness the tremendous potential for development of…
22,000 people may suffer for river erosion this year
Over 22,000 people may fall prey to erosion by the Jamuna, Ganges and Padma rivers this year, according to a report of Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS).
Fresh water woes for city dwellers
Water supply in the city marked a substantial rise with the commissioning of the second Saidabad Water Treatment Plant in December last year, but the city dwellers are still suffering from fresh water woes as the authorities cannot improve its…
Asia’s water crisis
by Richard Welford rwelford@csr-asia.com
World Water Day today for water cooperation
Speakers at a national seminar on Thursday emphasised the need for taking specific water planning and allocation by the Government for the people living at hard-to-reach zone in the country.
Celebrate World Water Day by reducing water use
The United States is one of the world’s biggest users of water—many Americans use as much water as approximately 900 Kenyans. As a result, water resources in the U.S. are shrinking.
Combined water, sanitation for improved hygiene
A study by icddr,b researchers has demonstrated how combined water and sanitation interventions can significantly improve basic hygiene practices in rural communities. This and other encouraging findings were shared during a seminar organised by icddr,b on Thursday, 24th January 2013…
UN deputy chief urges action on water rights
Most of the world’s urgent problems boil down to water and sanitation, and global leaders must act to reduce child mortality and urban poverty, the UN’s deputy chief said Friday.
Save Mayur river for water security of Khulna city
A day-long research dissimination and sharing meeting of the peri-urban project was held at Khulna City Corporation (KCC) on October 15, 2012. The Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM) of BUET, Environmental Science Department of Khulna University, Institute of…
River commission act okayed
The cabinet Monday approved ‘National River Protection Commission Act-2013’ as a part of steps to save all rivers in the country. The approval came from a regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Emerging from the…
Easy Japanese tech to purify water
bdnews24.com Small enterprises in Japan are offering simple technologies to turn dirty water into clean potable water for developing countries where waterborne diseases are widespread. Nippon Basic Co. Ltd has developed a technology that purifies water using bicycles while another…
‘2 more Tipaimukh-like dams in offing’
bdnews24.com After Tipaimukh, India is again planning unilaterally to build two hydroelectricity dams on two common rivers in its Meghalaya state, and Bangladesh has expressed concern over it. The government has officially taken up the issue with the Indian authorities…