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Fig. 10.6 Affected districts of Bangladesh due to water diversion as reported by Mrs. K. Begum
feelings between the two countries. It is clear from the above that both countries
wanted to safeguard their interest by over-stating (by Bangladesh) and under-stating
(by India) the post-diversion situation in Bangladesh.
The affected districts of Bangladesh, as reported by Mrs. Begum are shown in
Fig. 10.6.
Ben Crow's Assessment
Another assessment was made by Ben Crow, a British research scientist in his
topic, 'Sharing the Ganges - the Politics and Technology of River Development'.
He analysed three basic documents - 'The Farakka Barrage', published by