DHAKA: In what is seen as a major development in India-Bangladesh relations, New Delhi and Dhaka have agreed to sign a 15-year interim accord on sharing the waters of common rivers Teesta and Feni.
This was decided at a Secretary-level meeting of the Indo-Bangladesh Joint River Commission (JRC) here Monday.
The agreement is expected to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit t
NEW DELHI: Noting that it will act in the best interests of the country, the Supreme Court Thursday sought a status report from the high-powered committee on the Rs 5 lakh crore river inter-linking project.
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice S H Kapadia also asked Attorney General G E Vahanvati to be present in the court during the next hearing, to brief it on the feasibility of the proje
The linking of eight rivers through tunnels and storing the water in seven reservoirs at various stages under PAP constitute an engineering marvel of the Kongu region
A full Pilloor dam with the intake well, which supplies drinking water to Coimbatore, in the foreground.
