AGARTALA: Bangladesh is reportedly constructing another embankment near the Muhuri River in South Tripura, sparking security concerns and flood fears in the state's border towns.
The development comes amid rising tension between India and Bangladesh over trade hostilities.
On Saturday, CPM legislator from Belonia Dipankar Sen sought immediate intervention of the Union home ministry into the issue. Quoting villagers, he said the embankment is approximately 1.5-km-long and 20-ft in height.
"As per the Indira-Mujib pact, none of the countries is allowed to make any construction within 150 yards of the zero line, but this embankment came up at a distance as short as 50 yards and even less than 10 yards in some places. Several water lifting projects in South Tripura were halted due to the objection of Bangladesh under the clause," Sen said.
CMO sources said they are waiting for a report on the issue, even as the local police said they will look into the developments.
"The matter has come to our notice and we are looking into it. As of now, there is nothing to worry about," said SP South Tripura Mourya Krishna C Sen added that Bangladesh is utilising 10 dredgers daily with continuous operations.
More than 500 families residing in Netaji Subhash Chandra Nagar and Ishan Chandra Nagar gram panchayats, situated on the Muhuri River's north bank near Belonia town along the India-Bangladesh border, fear flooding during monsoon. The embankment restricts river water flow and could potentially flood Belonia town.
In Jan, this year, CM Manik Saha took up the matter of a similar embankment construction by Bangladesh in Kailashahar, Unakoti district, after local Congress MLA Birjit Sinha raked up the matter in the assembly and flagged flood risks and external threats. Despite this, Bangladesh continued the construction, prompting Indian authorities to initiate a substantial project to construct larger embankments exceeding Bangladesh's height around Kailashahar to prevent monsoon flooding in the Manu river.
The development comes amid rising tension between India and Bangladesh over trade hostilities.
On Saturday, CPM legislator from Belonia Dipankar Sen sought immediate intervention of the Union home ministry into the issue. Quoting villagers, he said the embankment is approximately 1.5-km-long and 20-ft in height.
"As per the Indira-Mujib pact, none of the countries is allowed to make any construction within 150 yards of the zero line, but this embankment came up at a distance as short as 50 yards and even less than 10 yards in some places. Several water lifting projects in South Tripura were halted due to the objection of Bangladesh under the clause," Sen said.
CMO sources said they are waiting for a report on the issue, even as the local police said they will look into the developments.
"The matter has come to our notice and we are looking into it. As of now, there is nothing to worry about," said SP South Tripura Mourya Krishna C Sen added that Bangladesh is utilising 10 dredgers daily with continuous operations.
More than 500 families residing in Netaji Subhash Chandra Nagar and Ishan Chandra Nagar gram panchayats, situated on the Muhuri River's north bank near Belonia town along the India-Bangladesh border, fear flooding during monsoon. The embankment restricts river water flow and could potentially flood Belonia town.
In Jan, this year, CM Manik Saha took up the matter of a similar embankment construction by Bangladesh in Kailashahar, Unakoti district, after local Congress MLA Birjit Sinha raked up the matter in the assembly and flagged flood risks and external threats. Despite this, Bangladesh continued the construction, prompting Indian authorities to initiate a substantial project to construct larger embankments exceeding Bangladesh's height around Kailashahar to prevent monsoon flooding in the Manu river.
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