Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (29 April) told Parliament that the feasibility study for implementing the Teesta Master Plan has already been completed.
Replying to a starred question from Gaibandha-1 MP Majedur Rahman during the question-answer session, he said the Bangladesh Water Development Board completed the study.
“The feasibility study report has recommended dredging of 110 kilometres of the Teesta River under the Teesta Master Plan,” the Prime Minister said.
He said the technical and financial aspects of the feasibility study report are now being examined at different levels.
“Once the review process is completed and the project is found technically viable, a timeline for implementation will be fixed,” Tarique said.
He said the Teesta is a fast-flowing river and excessive rainfall during the monsoon often causes flash floods and riverbank erosion in the region.
“On the other hand, water flow drops sharply during the dry season, and in many places it almost reaches zero,” he said.
He also noted that heavy silt carried by monsoon waters causes the riverbed to fill up, splitting the Teesta into multiple channels.
The first 30 minutes of today’s parliamentary sitting, chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, were allocated for the Prime Minister’s question time.
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