Rehab, dev work of Abdullahpur canal begins
Sunday, 25 April 2010
FE Report
Dhaka WASA has begun rehabilitation and development work of Abdullahpur canal as part of its moves to reduce waterlogging in the capital.
Engineer Dr Golam Mustafa, chairman of Dhaka WASA Board, inaugurated the excavation and development work Thursday, said a statement.
The work - part of the World Bank-financed Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project - will cost Tk 50 million (5.0 crore).
The state-run WASA will complete rehabilitation and development work of Abdullahpur, Sutivola and Shahzadpur canals under the Tk 137.4 million project, which is expected to be completed within 18 months.
Under the project, all three canals will be excavated and their banks will be repaired. Walkway will also be built, said the WASA statement.
At the inaugural ceremony, Golam Mustafa said, "All illegally-occupied canals will be recovered and excavated phase by phase. This will help the city get rid of water-clogging."
Dhaka WASA has begun rehabilitation and development work of Abdullahpur canal as part of its moves to reduce waterlogging in the capital.
Engineer Dr Golam Mustafa, chairman of Dhaka WASA Board, inaugurated the excavation and development work Thursday, said a statement.
The work - part of the World Bank-financed Dhaka Water Supply and Sanitation Project - will cost Tk 50 million (5.0 crore).
The state-run WASA will complete rehabilitation and development work of Abdullahpur, Sutivola and Shahzadpur canals under the Tk 137.4 million project, which is expected to be completed within 18 months.
Under the project, all three canals will be excavated and their banks will be repaired. Walkway will also be built, said the WASA statement.
At the inaugural ceremony, Golam Mustafa said, "All illegally-occupied canals will be recovered and excavated phase by phase. This will help the city get rid of water-clogging."