Dhaka, March 6 -- Members of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) of Bangladesh and India are set to convene in Kolkata on Thursday for their regular meeting to discuss the implementation of the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty and other transboundary river issues.

Sources indicate that the two-day meeting is not directly related to the renewal of the Ganges Water Treaty but is part of the routine annual discussions between both nations. However, it has been learned that following the conclusion of the JRC meeting, a new committee will soon be formed to begin work on the treaty's renewal.

The 30-year Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, signed on 12th December 1996 by former Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Has...