Question : OPENING OF JOINT OBSERVATION SUB DIVISION OFFICE



(a) whether the Executive Engineer, Lower Ganga Division, Central Water Commission, Berhampore (West Bengal) has submitted any proposal to the Union Government to open a new Indo-Bangladesh Joint Observation Sub-Division Office at Farakka in view of the treaty signed between India and Bangladesh for sharing of Ganga water;

(b) if so, the decision taken by the Government thereon; and

(c) the time by which the sub-Division Office is likely to be opened?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES

(SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b) Government of India decided that there is no need to open another Sub-Division Office at Farakka as no difficulty has been reported either in the past or in the present and the existing set up can handle the workload of Indo-Bangladesh Joint Observations.

(c) Does not arise.