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Diversion of rivers Fact finding mission to Kansat
tomorrow
Monday, March 15, 2004
A fact
finding mission to Kansat, Chapainawabganj, is being organised by the
Citizens Fact Finding Commission to study the adverse effect of diversion of
rivers at upstream in India, on March 16, reports BSS.
The visit is being
organised against the backdrop of the Indian mega plan to interlink the
Himalayan rivers leaving the economy, ecology and livelihood in Bangladesh
in tatters.
The citizens commission
representing about 20 organisations of environmentalists, journalists and
human rights activists will make down to earth rapid investigation to bring
to the notice of people what adverse impacts diversion of rivers causes to
life and livelihood of people who live at downstream of rivers in
Bangladesh.
The trip involving the
participation of several thousand people will begin from the National Press
Club, Dhaka at 6 am on March 16. The participants will have interactions
with citizens of Rajshahi who are also sufferers of diversion of water of
the Ganges, at Rajshahi Madrasa maidan at 12 noon.
The convoy
of Citizens Commission will set off for Kansat from Rajshahi at 2 pm. After
having interaction with farmers, fishermen, boatmen, businessmen and elite
of the area, the citizens will return to Rajshahi at 7 in the evening.
Source:
The Daily Observer
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