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After the political crisis, Bangladesh is now facing a natural disaster. Floods have worsened the situation in many parts of the country. Meanwhile, the interim government of Bangladesh has so far failed to deal with the situation worsened by the floods.
Indian government responded to Bangladesh's allegation
India is being blamed for the floods in Bangladesh. Bangladesh alleges that the opening of the Farakka Barrage has caused floods in the country. Then the Indian government has responded to this allegation of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh was already informed
After this, Jaiswal said that it was necessary to respond to these rumours and said that information about the additional water was already given to Bangladesh and this has been done regularly before as well.
What did Jaiswal say in response to the issue of flood in Bangladesh?
Responding to the issue of flooding in Bangladesh, Jaiswal said that it should be understood that Farakka is just a barrage, not a dam. Whenever the water level reaches the lake level, the excess water is released, it can only divert 40 thousand cusecs of water into the Farakka canal, then it is done carefully using the gates of the Ganga/Padma river, whatever water is in the main river flows and goes to Bangladesh.
Foreign Ministry gave clarification
Apart from this, the Ministry of External Affairs clarified that floods in shared rivers are a common problem of both countries and it needs to be solved with mutual cooperation. After the floods in Bangladesh, many claims are being made on social media. India was blamed for the floods in Bangladesh. In view of the growing dispute, the Ministry of External Affairs of India issued a statement rejecting these allegations and called the problem of floods a common problem of both countries. Along with this, emphasis has also been laid on solving it together.