New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has reportedly alleged in her letter to the Prime Minister concerning the Teesta water-sharing pact that the Farraka barrage was a "man-made disaster, planned on the one hand with finesse and aplomb, to plunge West Bengal into a crisis and on the other hand, to provide 'water' bonanza to Bangladesh". Slamming it as a man-made conspiracy, she wrote, "It seems there was...
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New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai is reportedly meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a bid to settle the Teesta water sharing agreement. The West Bengal CM had earlier written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raising objections over the Farakka Barrage water-sharing with Bangladesh. In her letter, Mamata said that a majority of water from the Farakka barrage was going to Bangladesh instead of remaining in...04:23 PM, Feb 18, 2012
New Delhi: With water levels in the Tehri dam crossing the danger mark, a potential disaster is feared in the hills of Uttarakhand. The region has been lashed by heavy rains, the worst in almost 40 years even as 63 people have died in cloudbursts and numerous landslides. Chief Minister Pokhriyal has appealed to the Prime Minister to declare Uttarakhand a disaster affected state and has sought a package of...12:06 PM, Sep 20, 2010
G D Agarwal, 76, says Uttarakhand will go dry because of big dams. ...02:48 AM, Jun 14, 2008
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