Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami has said they want to move “very quickly” on water sharing of six common rivers during the 50th celebration of Bangladesh-India diplomatic relations.
“We see no barrier to sharing water with Bangladesh. I think we can move very quickly. The main thing is to come up with data,” he told UNB in an interview.
The Indian high commissioner emphasised harmonising data from both sides.
Doraiswami said the technical committee-level meeting is likely to be held in the first week of January and then the two countries can put together a broad framework of sharing water.
After the technical committee meeting, water resources secretaries will hold a meeting to try and finalise it within this year of celebratory.
“We’ve to share the waters. We’re friends. We’re neighbours. I think this will move very quickly,” said the High Commissioner expressing his optimism to hold the Joint Rivers Commission meeting in 2021 if the pandemic allows.
Responding to a question on border killing, the High Commissioner said “We agree that no life should be lost on both sides.”
He further added that larger economic development must happen.
“You’ve your own regulatory process for the vaccine, as soon as your regulator clears the vaccine, our regulator will do the same. I think the agreement has already specified how much vaccine will be delivered each month,” said the Indian High Commissioner.
