The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) is working with a target of digging 450 kilometers in 38 rivers of the country during the 2019-20 fiscal and 31.28 percent work of the dredging have been completed so far.
This was informed in the 14th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Shipping at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban on Wednesday with committee Chairman Major (retd) Rafiqul Islam in the chair Committee members – Ranjit Kumar Roy, Mahfuzur Rahman and M Abdul Latif attended the meeting.
The parliamentary watchdog recommended the ministry and its divisions to take pro-people and realistic projects.
The committee discussed different ongoing projects under Chattogram Port Authority as well as BIWTC and recommended taking appropriate measures to complete the projects within the stipulated timeframe. Shipping Secretary Md Abdus Samad and officials concerned of the parliament secretariat were also present in the meeting.
