Several organisations based in Bangladesh including political parties such as BNP, Awami League, NGOs, CSOs and academics of the country have raised their opposition and concerns against Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur.
The concerns range from possible impacts such as reduced water flow of Barak river resulting into destruction of wetlands and farmlands, seismicity issues to problems of fish movements etc, conveyed a joint press release issued by Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD) and Action Committee Against Tipaimukh Project (ACTIP) whose members were invited to the National Taipaimukh Dam Conference (NTDC) 2009 .
The team from Manipur comprising of RK Singh, Joseph Hmar and Ramananda Wangkheirakpam of CCDD and Bikramjit Oinam of ACTIP held a series of meetings from June 12 to 22 at Dhaka, Sylhet and Sunamgonj districts of Bangladesh.
Saying that the Tipaimukh Dam issue has become an issue of national importance for Bangladesh, it asserted that for many organisations and groups, the issue has become a 'do or die' situation.
Participants taking part in the series of meetings were concerned that India would be blocking all water sources to Bangladesh including that of Barak river.
In accordance to the gravity of the situation being felt by Bangladeshi people and its Government, a Parliamentary Committee including experts is visiting the Tipaimukh Dam site in Manipur in the first week of July.
On their part, the team from Manipur expressed their renewed commitment to stop the dam here in Manipur as well as support the anti-dam movement in Bangladesh.
The CCDD and the ACTIP further claimed that a new platform for regular interaction and exchanges with their Bangladeshi counterparts would be created so as to enable concer ted effort that would help fight the dam, added the release.
The concerns range from possible impacts such as reduced water flow of Barak river resulting into destruction of wetlands and farmlands, seismicity issues to problems of fish movements etc, conveyed a joint press release issued by Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD) and Action Committee Against Tipaimukh Project (ACTIP) whose members were invited to the National Taipaimukh Dam Conference (NTDC) 2009 .
The team from Manipur comprising of RK Singh, Joseph Hmar and Ramananda Wangkheirakpam of CCDD and Bikramjit Oinam of ACTIP held a series of meetings from June 12 to 22 at Dhaka, Sylhet and Sunamgonj districts of Bangladesh.
Saying that the Tipaimukh Dam issue has become an issue of national importance for Bangladesh, it asserted that for many organisations and groups, the issue has become a 'do or die' situation.
Participants taking part in the series of meetings were concerned that India would be blocking all water sources to Bangladesh including that of Barak river.
In accordance to the gravity of the situation being felt by Bangladeshi people and its Government, a Parliamentary Committee including experts is visiting the Tipaimukh Dam site in Manipur in the first week of July.
On their part, the team from Manipur expressed their renewed commitment to stop the dam here in Manipur as well as support the anti-dam movement in Bangladesh.
The CCDD and the ACTIP further claimed that a new platform for regular interaction and exchanges with their Bangladeshi counterparts would be created so as to enable concer ted effort that would help fight the dam, added the release.
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