Teesta Water Treaty/ Agreement

• Teesta is the most important river in the north east of Bangladesh and is the fourth largest river of the country. It originates in the Sikkim valley of the Himalayan Range.
• India Bangladesh at present have Ganges Water Treaty of 1996 (which was Ganges Water Agreement in 1977 for 5 years) where water sharing is 55:45 between India and Bangladesh, in some cases it is 70:30.
• For Teesta Water Sharing, Bangladesh has proposed equal sharing of water and keeping 20% of the waterflow at Gazaldoba Barrage. 
• This means that sharing would be out of remaining 80% water and share will be 40% each for India and Bangladesh. But India has asked for 55% share as is the case with Ganges Water Treaty of 1996.
• India has also proposed 15 years agreement in place of treaty for Teesta Water which is an issue of discussion.