DREDGE 7 RIVERS SOON

লিখেছেন লিখেছেন ইগলের চোখ ১৪ আগস্ট, ২০১৬, ০৩:২৬:৫৮ দুপুর

The government has decided to dredge seven rivers to improve their navigability, including reviving six moribund rivers. These moribund rivers are the Dudhkumar, Dharla, Punarbhaba, Showa, Old Bramaputra and the Tulai. Besides, the Burishwar river will be dredged to improve its navigability for the Paira sea port. The project will be implemented in Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Narsingdi, Sherpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha and Patuakhali districts. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority will implement the project in six years from 2017-2023. Under the project, the dredging will be carried out for 605km out of a total of 705km of the seven rivers. A total of 900 lakh cubic metres of silt will be removed from the seven rivers. . There will be no water-logging after the dredging is completed Farmers living near the rivers will able to irrigate their farmlands from the river water during the dry season. Besides, the dredging project will boost regional and sub-regional trade. Currently, only a few trawlers and boats ply on these rivers during monsoon, the adding that larger vessels, boats and passenger launches would be able to operate once the dredging is done. If the rivers are dredged, people of these areas will get relief from the damage caused by floods.

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