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Govt plans for mega plan of 24,000 km waterways

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Published: 14:57, 6 December 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Govt plans for mega plan of 24,000 km waterways

Secretariat Correspondent: Bangladesh government has taken a mega plan of dredging 24,000 kilometer of waterways across the country.

The parliamentary committee on government commitment revealed the news in a meeting.

The 36th meeting chaired by its president Kazi Keramot Ali was held at the Parliament Bhaban on Wednesday.

Committee members Advocate Md Rahmat Ali, Md Shahiduzzaman Sarkar, Md Abdul Majid Khan and Mir Mostak Ahmed Robi attended the meeting.

According to the meeting, the government has taken a mega plan of dredging 53 rivers under the capital dredging across the country. Dredging in four rivers of the first phase of 24 rivers has already been completed. The rest dredging activities in 20 rivers has been running. Under the mega project, 24,000 of kilometer waterways would be dredged.

 

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