"Not Correct...": Government On Reports India Dam Caused Bangladesh Floodsvernment On Reports India Dam Caused Bangladesh Floods
NDTV
The weather department on Tuesday said the heavy rains were the result of a low-pressure area persisting over central parts of Bangladesh and the neighbouring region.
Flooding in the eastern districts of Bangladesh - which is facing political turmoil after violent protests forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as Prime Minister and flee to India - were not caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura, the government clarified Thursday.
The External Affairs Ministry acknowledged "the catchment areas of Gumti River that flows through India and Bangladesh witnessed heaviest rains of this year over the last few days", but said the floods in Bangladesh were mainly due to waters from downstream catchments areas.
"The Dumbur dam is located quite far from the border - over 120 km upstream of Bangladesh. It is a low height (about 30m) dam that generates power that feeds into a grid and from which Bangladesh also draws 40MW power from Tripura," the ministry said.
