India and Bangladesh have welcomed the establishment of a joint technical committee that will study the use of the Ganga waters in Bangladesh, a joint statement issued on the third day of the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced. The technical committee on the Ganga is one of the several initiatives that the two sides announced that included several major connectivity and energy initiatives.
"The leaders welcomed the formation of a joint technical committee to conduct a study for optimum utilisation of water received by Bangladesh under the provisions of the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, 1996," said the joint statement. The Ganga Water Sharing Treaty is a 30-year agreement which is expected to be reviewed or renewed in 2026. The Indian side also raised the ""urgent" irrigation-related requirements in Tripura which can be addressed with the waters of the Feni and urged Bangladesh for "early signing of the interim water sharing agreement" on the river.
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