A Correspondent :
After a long 25 years, the excavation of a new canal from Bahaddrhat to Bolirhat to free the Chattogram people from the curse of waterlogging has started on Tuesday.
Chattogram Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin inaugurated the excavation programme . The Mayor opened the works at Waiserpara under East Bakalia ward in the morning.
The CCC senior officials and the concerned ward councillors were present on the occasion.
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has been implementing the project costing Tk 1256 crore to free the people from the curse of water-logging.
Under the project, a canal will be excavated from Bahadderhat to Bolirhat including the re-excavation and excavation of several new canals to pave the way for quick discharge of rain water during the rainy season.
The Chattogram City Corporation will implement the project scheduled to be completed by June 2020 next.
But the CCC has taken a step to extend the date of completion of the project.
The 2.9 kilometres long and 65 feet wide canal will be excavated under the project with 20 feet wide road on both sides of the canal.
It may be mentioned that the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held on November 7 in 2018 last approved the project.
Meanwhile, the UNDP aided master plan for Chattogram City has been prepared 25 years ago in 1995 to excavate three canals to remove water-logging from the city.
After a long 25 years, the excavation of a new canal from Bahaddrhat to Bolirhat to free the Chattogram people from the curse of waterlogging has started on Tuesday.
Chattogram Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin inaugurated the excavation programme . The Mayor opened the works at Waiserpara under East Bakalia ward in the morning.
The CCC senior officials and the concerned ward councillors were present on the occasion.
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has been implementing the project costing Tk 1256 crore to free the people from the curse of water-logging.
Under the project, a canal will be excavated from Bahadderhat to Bolirhat including the re-excavation and excavation of several new canals to pave the way for quick discharge of rain water during the rainy season.
The Chattogram City Corporation will implement the project scheduled to be completed by June 2020 next.
But the CCC has taken a step to extend the date of completion of the project.
The 2.9 kilometres long and 65 feet wide canal will be excavated under the project with 20 feet wide road on both sides of the canal.
It may be mentioned that the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held on November 7 in 2018 last approved the project.
Meanwhile, the UNDP aided master plan for Chattogram City has been prepared 25 years ago in 1995 to excavate three canals to remove water-logging from the city.
