The Teesta river dispute explained in 1. TIMESOFINDIA. COM Updated: Apr 9, 2. PM ISTYesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina his hopes for an "early solution" to the Teesta waters dispute. But West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee may prove to be a hard nut to crack.

Water is a state issue, so a deal cannot be inked without the state CM's approval. Here are ten points that explain what the dispute is about. The Teesta river originates in Sikkim and flows through West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. India claims a share of 5. Watch Greenberg Online.

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Bangladesh wants a higher share than it gets now. Currently, its share is lower than that of India's. Negotiations on how to share the water have been going on since 1. A 2. 01. 1 interim deal - that was supposed to last 1.

India 4. 2. 5 percent of the Teesta's waters and gave Bangladesh 3. Watch Blood Diamond Online. Banerjee opposed this deal so it was shelved and remains unsigned. In fact, she was scheduled to accompany the then PM Manmohan Singh to Bangladesh to sign that deal in 2.

Bangladesh wants 5. Teesta's waters between December and May every year, because that's when the water flow to the country drops drastically. The historical flow of the river at Rangpur is 5,0. This has affected farmers whose standing crops are withering away and also fishermen who are facing loss of livelihood," said a Bangladeshi expert to TOI a couple of years ago. India says it has its own compulsions. Not enough water is flowing into the Teesta to meet our irrigation needs.

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We have to increase the area under irrigation in North Bengal to boost agricultural production. We will achieve our target of bringing in 1. West Bengal irrigation minister Rajib Banerjee, three years ago. The river is Bangladesh's fourth largest transboundary river for irrigation and fishing. The Teesta's floodplain covers 2,7. Bangladesh. Of the river's catchment - an area of land where water collects - 8. India and 1. 7 percent is in Bangladesh.

That means more than one lakh hectares of land across five districts in Bangladesh are severely affected by withdrawals of the Teesta's waters in India, said the Observer Research Foundation. These five Bangladesh districts then face acute shortages during the dry season, it added. Banerjee has in the past countered the above line of argument citing the amount of Teesta waters India already gives Bangladesh.

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When we need a certain quantity of water to maintain our Kolkata Port and fulfil the need of farmers, water is released from Teesta and Farakka barrages to Bangladesh sacrificing the state's interest" she said in 2. Hydropower on the Teesta . There are at least 2. Sikkim, aimed at producing some 5. MW. Banerjee yesterday proposed sharing the waters of other rivers, like the Torsa river. As north Bengal is completely dependent on the Teesta, she said, rivers like the Torsa, which are closer to the border of India and Bangladesh, are good options. The Torsa, in fact, has connectivity with Bangladesh's Padma river.

The West Bengal CM proposed that the two countries set up a commission to ascertain the level of water flowing through the Torsa and the quantum of water that can be shared.