I understand they are sad as we could not give them water from the Teesta,” said Mamata. The agreement, however, could not be signed as Mamata dropped out of the trip in the last minute citing her reservations on the water sharing. The chief minister indicated on Tuesday that she was firm on her stand. “If we are successful with our research on Hilsa production, then Bengal would supply Hilsa to the world market,” Mamata added. Highlighting her government’s success in pisciculture, Mamata said Bengal was earlier dependent on supply of fish from Raipur, Bilaspur, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.

Source: The Telegraph July 02, 2019 20:08 UTC