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Negotiations on Sharing and Augmentation of the Ganga Water
i) With Pakistan (1961-1971)
Year
Events
1961 Pakistan formally told by India that the Farakka Barrage Project was going ahead.
A meeting between Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan and J. L. Nehru, Prime
Minister of India is held in London.
The 3rd expert-level meting is held in Kolkata.
Discussions are held in Indian Parliament about the Project. The Lok Sabha (Lower
House) is told that the project would go ahead, in spite of objections by Pakistan.
The 4th expert-level meeting is held in Dhaka.
1962 Pakistan proposes a meeting at the ministers' level on the Farakka barrage.
1963-1964 A joint survey is conducted for the river banks in the border area.
Pakistan repeats proposal for a meeting at the ministers' level. J.L. Nehru, Prime
Minister of India died.
1965
A war between India and Pakistan breaks out; Pakistan is defeated.
Lal Bahadur Sastri, Prime Minister of India dies.
1967
Pakistan raises the dispute in 'Water for Peace' conference in the USA.
Pakistan makes a request for an expert-level meeting on the Farakka Barrage.
1968
The 5th experts' meeting is held in New Delhi. Pakistan insists on a minister level
meeting.
Russia's Prime Minister, V. Kosygin writes to Indira Gandhi, urging an Indus-like
settlement of the Ganga dispute.
Pakistan raises the issue at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.
The 1st Secretary-level meeting is held in December in New Delhi.
1969
The 2nd Secretary-level meting at Islamabad ends in deadlock.
The 3rd Secretary-level meeting is held in New Delhi.
President Ayub Khan of Pakistan toppled by General Yahya Khan.
The 4 th Secretary-level meeting is held in Islamabad.
Jai Prakash Narayan, a Gandhian leader and others urge an Indus-like settlement.
The 5th Secretary-level meeting is held in New Delhi.
1970
ii) With Bangladesh (1971-1977)
1971
Independence movement starts in East Pakistan. India intervenes in the liberation
struggle. After a 14-day war, Pakistan surrenders to India at Dhaka. East Pakistan
is renamed as and the Republic of Bangladesh.
Khandakar Moshtaque Ahmed assumes power as the acting President of Bangladesh.
1972
Liberation struggle leader, Sheikh Mujibar Rahman is sworn in as the first Prime
Minister of Bangladesh on 12th January.
The Indo-Bangladesh Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation & Peace is signed in New
Delhi at the end of the meeting between Indira Gandhi and Mujibar Rahman in
March. The Treaty, to remain valid for 25 years, specially provides for joint
studies and action in flood control, development of the river basin, generation of
hydro-electric power and irrigation.
 
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