'News reports show a picture of a dam on the Barak river, but we know there is no structure built on that river. Therefore we will go and see for ourselves what is the real picture,' added Razzaq.

He said the delegation will also try to know the exact nature of the project.

The team will be visiting on an invitation extended by India two months ago. There have been protests and even rallies in the intervening period that have delayed the visit.

Razzaq admitted to leading a 'weak' team as the opposition parties had kept out of the visit.

'It would be better if they had gone with us,' Razzaq said, adding that independent lawmaker Mohammad Fazlul Azim was included in the delegation.

Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its Islamist ally, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, have opted out and have joined protests by a section of environmentalists and NGOs.

Upper riparian India says it requires the dam to generate power for its northeastern region.

The project's critics however charge that it would deny Bangladesh its share of river water and have an adverse impact on the ecology.