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Source: The post is based on the article “Delhi, Dhaka sign river pact, first in 25 years” published in Indian Express on 7th September 2022
What is the News?
India and Bangladesh have signed an interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river.
Who signed the interim water sharing agreement for Kushiyara River?
Signed by: India and Bangladesh
Significance: This is the first such pact between them in over 25 years — the Ganga water treaty was signed in 1996.
– The pact will benefit people in southern Assam and Sylhet in Bangladesh. Under the pact, the two countries will also share the data on floods.
About Kushiyara River
Kushiyara River is a distributary river in Bangladesh and Assam. It forms on the India-Bangladesh border as a branch of the Barak River when the Barak separates into the Kushiyara and Surma.
The waters of the Kushiyara originate in the state of Nagaland and pick up tributaries from Manipur, Mizoram and Assam.
