Guwahati A high delegation from Sunday (20 April 2025) visited the southern south to assess flood protection measures, a large-scale embankment built by the Bangladesh government along the border river, sparking flood concerns in the state.
The flood-prone Muhli River extends along most of the Indian-Bangladesh border in the South Prilara region. A few days ago, after Bangladesh authorities began building embankments at the opposite bank, residents of the regional headquarters, Belonia and other border villages issued an alarm.
Disastrous flooding and landslides in August 2024 have damaged many river embankments along the India-Bangladesh border, working in the hearts of border residents.
Kiran Gitte, secretary of the state’s public works department, told reporters after meeting with residents and public representatives.
“This work will be done 24/7. As the number of work in the area is large, five other engineers will be released in South Tripura,” he said.
Inspector General of the Tripura Frontier of the Border Security Force, Ashwani Kumar Sharma, accompanied Mr. Gitte on the site investigation of the emergence of the embankment work on the Bangladesh side of the riverside border. Other officials include the administrative and police chiefs of the area, as well as senior officials in various departments concerned.
The central attention caught people’s attention
On Saturday (19 April 2025), local CPI (M) legislator Dipankar Sen asked BSF’s South Tripura district sheriff and senior officials to draw the center’s attention to the flood threat posed by Bangladesh embankment work in order to resolve the issue with Dhaka.
Congress leaders in the Unakoti district of North Tripura also sought intervention from the centre on similar embankments built in Bangladesh, threatening the district headquarters Kailashhahar and several border villages. The party organized a series of stirrings to emphasize the gravity of the problem.
“Bangladesh is unilaterally building these embankments,” said Birajit Sinha, senior party leader and former minister.
Previously, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha involved the embankment issue with Home Minister Amit Shah.
An official from the Chief Minister’s Office said: “The Chief Minister stressed the potential impact of Bangladesh in the federal government area and could flood the country on the side of India. He urged the Home Minister to work with Dhaka to resolve the matter.”
The two countries agreed to build mutually beneficial embankments within its borders after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Bangladesh in 2011 to stabilize the river and easily change its route.
publishing – April 21, 2025 04:39 AM IST
