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Tipaimukh and our responsibility
The Daily Star | Shaheen Reza Noor | December 28, 2011
First and foremost we should acknowledge that the public sentiment now in Bangladesh is inflamed over the Tipaimukh issue. There is a feeling that India is engaged in some kind of conspiracy to implement the Tipaimukh project without paying attention to the legitimate concerns of Bangladesh. Bangladeshis have a right to feel concerned about the decision because in the 21st century water is a very scarce commodity and there are issues regarding water between different states or countries and even between different parts of big provinces.
It has been learnt that India has already agreed to carry out more detailed studies so that the principle of no-harm to Bangladesh is implemented both in letter and in spirit. This is an offer which Bangladesh should grab with both hands. India has also offered a joint stake to Bangladesh to invest in the Tipaimukh project and share the power generated. This is a constructive suggestion and should be seriously examined in the light of the need to do whatever is possible to address the serious power crisis that confronts Bangladesh. If power from Tipaimukh lights up Sylhet and irrigates the fields of Moulvi Bazaar then why should there be any agitation?
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