GANGTOK, 24 Mar: Working president, Affected Citizens of
Teesta, Tseten Lepcha, presented a paper at the “Symposium on South Asian Water
Commons: People’s Visions on Transboundary River Sharing” held in New Delhi on
the occasion of World Water Day on 22 March.
The programme, a press release informs, was attended by
delegates from Nepal, India and Bangladesh and focused on the issue of
trans-boundary sharing of the rivers Indus, Kosi, Barak and Brahmaputra, Ganga
and Teesta.
An ACT press release informs that since Sikkim is a “first
user” of the Teesta and does not have any dispute with other nations or
neighboring state, Mr. Lepcha’s presentation focused more on the usage of water
resources, anti-dam movement and the misuse of official position to doctor
scientific studies to suit projects, like the seismic studies, Glacier Lake
Outburst Flood (GLOF) and Environmental clearances etc.
The Declaration of the symposium, the release informs, will
be released in a few days.
