Ensuring proper use and management of water have become imperative to save its misuse side by side with preventing water contamination and pollution to save environment, ecology and bio-diversity.
The opinion came yesterday at a post-rally discussion organised by the district administration, Rangpur at theconference room of the Deputy Commissioner in observance of the ‘World Water Day- 2017’ with the theme of ‘Water and Wastewater.’
Additional Divisional Commissioner (General) Minu Shill formally inaugurated observance of the day through releasing balloons on the Deputy Commissioner’s Office premises Later, a huge rally, participated by the officials, executives and employees of different government and non-government organisations, students, teachers, youths, social activists, professionals and elite, was brought out in the city streets.
Superintending Engineer for Rangpur Circle of Water Development Board (WDB) Harun Ar Rashid attended the post-rally discussion as the chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Wahiduzzaman in the chair.
Acting President of district Awami league Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Priyosindhu Talukder and District Fisheries Officer Dr Zillur Rahman addressed as special guests.
Executive Engineer of WDB Mahbubur Rahman delivered keynote presentation narrating the present surface and underground water situations, its scarcity and prevailing problems at the local, regional, national and global levels with suggestions for way-out.
The speakers stressed on strengthening capacity and governance at the national, regional and international levels, technology transfer, mobilising more financial resources and scaling up good practices and lessons learned to cope with the water scarcity.
Dr Zillur Rahman laid importance on strengthening of the equity-based international cooperation on water and its proper management in the greater interests of all nations and people amid formidable threat of the changing climate.
The chief guest called for ensuring best use and proper management of surface water and its preservation through creating public awareness to prevent water pollution for survival of the human being as well as saving environment, ecology and bio-diversity.
The Deputy Commissioner called for ensuring optimum use of safe and pure water, hygienic sanitation and engaging comprehensive regional efforts for equity-based water- sharing of all international rivers among the nations concerned.
