Chittagong mayor AJM Nasir Uddin on Monday laid the foundation stones of five Secondary Transfer Stations (STS) of dumping wastes and filths in the city.
The STS are being set up under ‘Urban Public and Environmental Health Sector Development Project’ of the Ministry of Local Government.
The mayor inaugurated five STS at Air Port Road, FIDC, Sagarika, Port Connecting Roads and West Madarbari area out of 12 STS at a cost of Tk 16 crore financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Speaking at a gathering held at Number 14 Ghat of South Patenga, the mayor said the City Corporation is carrying out door to door waste collection and removal project despite its high cost.
Acting Chief Executive Officer of Chittagong City Corporation Mohammad Abul Hossain presided over the function while Joint Secretary and Deputy Director of the project Uttam Kumar Sarkar, Superintend Engineer Abu Saleh, Executive Engineer Ashim Barua, General secretary of the local unit of Awami League Nurul Alam, CCC councilors Saleh Ahmed Chowdhury, Joynal Abedin, Shafiul Alam, Shahanur Begum, former ward councilor Abdul Barek, among others, were present on the occasion.
