The government has taken a plan to form a commission on Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basins to manage water resources in trans-boundary rivers and get equity share of water from these rivers."We have undertaken a plan to form an organisation on Ganges- Brahmaputra-Meghna river basins, such as River Basin Organisation or River Basin Commission," Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said while placing the budget for fiscal 2019-20 in the Parliament yesterday, reports BSS. The commission is expected to be formed under the Framework Agreement on Cooperation for Develop-ment signed between BD and India in 2011. for water resource management and development of cross-border rivers through sub-regional cooperation.
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