KATHMANDU, March 20: Nepal, India and Bangladesh have agreed on construction of a special reservoir to ensure year-round flow of rivers in the region, according to a Bangladeshi news portal, BDNews24.com.
"The reservoir, to be built in Nepal, would bring life to the rivers of Bangladesh and India in the dry season," Bangladeshi water resources minister Ramesh Chandra Sen told German radio channel Deutsche Welle in an interview, according to the portal.[break]
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Pointing out that Nepal had already agreed to construction of the reservoir for use by India and Bangladesh, he said they had been awaiting India´s official response though the regional giant has already responded positively to the project. The details would be discussed at the next meeting of the Joint Rivers Commission, the news portal quoted Sen as saying.
India and Nepal were already forging ahead to set up two reservoirs at Pancheshwar and Saptakoshi, the portal reported, quoting the ministry of water resources in Bangladesh.
Dhaka had also proposed construction of water reservoirs in Nepal -- Pancheshwar and Saptakoshi, Karnali, Kaligandaki-one, Kaligandaki-two, Seti and Trishur Ganga -- to preserve the navigability of rivers in Bangladesh.
Reservoirs are expected to reduce the depth, severity and duration of floods and increase the Ganges flow during the dry season.
