10 Sep 2007 - 23:24 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
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dhaka, Bangladesh
— The Indian government is preparing to seek international funds for a river-linking project to divert vast quantities of water from three major transboundary river systems, despite widespread concern over the effects on the ecology and livelihoods of more than 400 million people in the region, including those downstream in Bangladesh.