Bangladesh, July 4 -- The people of the Teesta basin will continue to suffer from floods, droughts, and river erosion unless the Teesta Barrage Master Plan is implemented said Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu"The region cannot be protected from floods, droughts, and riverbank erosion until the Teesta Master Plan is implemented. Its implementation is now the need of the hour," the minister said while distributing emergency relief among flood-affected residents of Mogalhat, Rajpur, and Khuniyagachh unions in Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila on Thursday.

Referring to his recent visit to China, where he sought Chinese cooperation in implementing the Teesta Master Plan, and to the Prime Minister's remarks on the Teesta in t...