318.639 km canal re-excavation targeted to boost irrigation: Anee

The government has set a target to re-excavate 318.639 kilometers of canals under the Bangladesh Water Development Board in the rest of the period for the current fiscal year to enhance irrigation and drainage facilities in agricultural lands, reports BSS.
Minister for Water Resources Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee informed this to the Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday while replying to a starred question from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury (Chattogram-15).
The minister said the canal re-excavation programme aims to improve the country's agriculture, irrigation and drainage systems and ensure better water management across farming areas.
He said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the nationwide canal excavation and re-excavation programme on March 16, 2026, at Balarampur in Kaharole upazila of Dinajpur district as part of the government's election commitment to excavate rivers, canals and water bodies across the country.