Govt seeks US assistance for building another Kaptai dam
Friday, 22 January 2010
The government sought assistance from the USA for building another dam in Kaptai for increasing hydropower generation from the lake in Rangamati.
State minister for Environment Dr Hasan Mahmud sought the help when US principal deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Patrick Moon met him at his office Thursday, reports UNB.
"If we construct another dam six kilometres downstream of the Kaptai Hydroelectric Dam, we can generate the same amount of power from the new plant," Mahmud said.
The state minister requested the US government to provide more assistance for adaptation and mitigation of the adverse impacts on Bangladesh caused by the global climate change.
State minister for Environment Dr Hasan Mahmud sought the help when US principal deputy assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Patrick Moon met him at his office Thursday, reports UNB.
"If we construct another dam six kilometres downstream of the Kaptai Hydroelectric Dam, we can generate the same amount of power from the new plant," Mahmud said.
The state minister requested the US government to provide more assistance for adaptation and mitigation of the adverse impacts on Bangladesh caused by the global climate change.