India, Bangladesh to resume talks on Teesta Treaty

• India and Bangladesh will take the first step towards revisiting the proposed Teesta river treaty when officials exchange river flow data at a technical meeting of the inter-governmental Joint Rivers Commission in Kolkata
• India had put the treaty on hold after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, unhappy over the treaty's provisions, pulled out of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delegation to Dhaka last year.
• While agreeing to put off the signing of the Teesta Treaty, Dhaka had asked New Delhi to ensure that the agreement would be examined after some time. An agreement is expected to pave the way for the signing of a similar agreement on the Feni river and five minor ones — Dudh Kumar, Manu, Khowai, Gomti and Muhuri.
• The sources said West Bengal or any of the other State through which over 50 rivers flow into Bangladesh will be kept in the loop while signing water sharing agreements.