The government has a plan to beautify all canals in Dhaka and give those aesthetic shapes through repairing, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam said.
“We are making all-out strides to repair all canals to give aesthetic shapes like the Hatirjheel in phases,” he said this recently at the inaugural function of the just excavated canal from Ashkona Hajj Camp to Banarupa Housing at Badda.
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam, ward councilors Md Anisur Rahman Nayeem and Zakia Sultan and DNCC officials were present on the occasion, said a press release. The project was implemented by the DNCC authorities.
The LGRD minister said if all the Dhaka canals could be interlinked and made useful for water transportation, it will be possible to lessen the huge pressure of traffic on the city thoroughfares to a great extent.
Tazul said a master plan has been formulated to retrieve all rivers around the capital Dhaka including Buriganga and Turag to keep those neat and clean as per the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
He said his ministry will welcome any logical and realistic project plan for the development of the capital city as well as the entire country.
