India yesterday augmented the water flow of the Teesta into Bangladesh.
The water flow of the Teesta into the Bangladesh territory reached 3,000 cusec as of yesterday afternoon, said Executive Engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board Mahbubur Rahman.
He said if the water flow remained the same, there would be no water problem for irrigation during the current season in Lalmonirhat, Rangpur and Kurigram districts.
The water flow of the Teesta dropped a record low of 300 cusec in the current season as India constructed dams on tributaries of the river in Sikkim and diverted water by the Gazaldoba barrage through a link to the Upper Mahnanda River.
Water resources specialists say the stronger flow is normal in the last week of April because it is around this time of the year that ice starts melting in the Himalayas.
The change in the usual water flow is being marked since last week. WDB sources said water flow had increased through the Gojoldoba gate of India since April 13.
Though the water flow increased, it had not played any effective role in the cultivation yet, they added.
Meanwhile, the BNP yesterday morning launched a long march towards Teesta Barrage to realise the due share of all the common rivers, including Teesta.