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NEWDELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting on Thursday that her state’s experience of sharing water “has not been a happy one.”
While Banerjee didn’t refer to the proposed Teesta treaty — a sore point for Indo-Bangladesh ties — she narrated the problems faced due to differing treaties.
While Banerjee maintains an excellent relationship with Bangladesh premier Sheikh Hasina, she asked the Centre to take up the water problems in the state with Dhaka . She also pointed out to the Centre’s unfulfilled promises of solving the crisis.
During the meeting , which Banerjee insisted was for discussing development of West Bengal, she demanded release of funds for many projects. “Of the ₹10,500 crore due we have got only ₹2,000 crore so far. I apprised the PM about the ₹8,000 crore that is still due...” she said.