SYLHET, Jan 09: Works on most of the crop protection embankments could not be started as yet in Sunamganj district due to delay in formation of project implementation committees (PICs) at upazila level, officials informed today.
WDB had earlier set the date for starting physical works on December 15 for completing those by February 28.
Contacted WDB's Superintending Engineer Sylhet circle Md. Siddiqur Rahman told this correspondent today things are being delayed due to delay in formation of project committees at upazilas. However, we hope it would be completed soon while on some areas works had been started, the official added.
It may be stated an amount of Tk 959 million had been sanctioned for Sylhet and Sunamganj. It includes, Tk 934 million for Sunamganj and the rest 20.5 million for Sylhet, he informed.
In total 534 schemes were selected for execution with a target to saving the Boro paddy in 11 upazilas under Sunamganj. The total cost for these had been estimated at Tk 934.7 million for reconstruction and reshaping works on a total of 440 km embankment, not dam, informed the Executive Engineer, WDB's Sunamganj division-I Abu Baker Siddiquee, also member-secretary of the district level monitoring committee.
During the last year highest Tk 1.51 billion was spent for a total 954 schemes on a total of 1347 km embankments in Sunamganj.
The district committee's member-secretary said yesterday only 245 project implementation committees had been formed in different upazilas where as the time is passing fast. No progress is there in Tahirpur, Sunamganj Sadar, Derai and Chhatak upazilas as no committee had yet been formed. However, works on some schemes could be started in Jamalganj and Dharmapasha upazila.
Citizens forum 'Haor banchao, Sunamganj bancao' president Bazlul Mazid Khosru said the farmers apprehend crop damage if works were not completed by the deadline.
The Deputy Commissioner, also the chief of the district level monitoring committee said formation of PICs would be completed this week and we would have to complete things in time.
With the target to saving Boro crops ever year, the WDB has to work on the crop protection embankments inside 37 major haors and outside in the district before the rainy season every year.
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