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‘Work together to protect environment’

November 27, 2023 00:00:00


Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin has urged all concerned to work together to improve and protect the country's natural environment and biodiversity, reports BSS.

"If everyone works together, quality of the country's environment will improve.

Time-befitting projects should be taken to improve the environment," he told a review meeting of the implementation progress of the projects, taken under the ministry's Annual Develop-ment programme (ADP) for fiscal 2023-24, held at his secretariatoffice in the city on Sunday.

The environment minister said if the number of environmental projects increases, the pace of nature conservation work will go up in the country.

Everyone should work together to improve the quality of the country's environment by loving the country, he said.

Shahab Uddin said re-excavation of ponds and beels in haor region should be completed in time.

He instructed the officials concerned to carry out the work of Sheikh Russel Aviary and Eco-park in Rangunia, Chattogram, creation of green belt in Cox's Bazar, environment restoration and eco-tourism development, the Sundar-bans protection project, the Sundarbans management support project and reforestation and infrastructure development project in Sylhet forest division.

Deputy Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Habibun Nahar, was present, among others.


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