Bihar's interests must be on top priority in Ganga water and Farakka treaty: Chief Minister

Patna, Oct 30 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary Friday said that the state's interests must be adequately protected under the Ganga Water Treaty and Bihar should have the right to sufficient water for drinking purposes, irrigation, and industrial requirements. Addressing a one-day seminar on "Ganga Water Treaty: Water Security of Bihar", organised by the Water Resources Department, the Chief Minister emphasised that Bihar's rivers, water resources and population should not be viewed as weaknesses but transformed into the state's greatest strengths for prosperity. He said that the state government had formulated a state-level policy on Silt Management. Scientific removal…