Tk 25m embankmentnearing completion in Gaibandha
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Our Correspondent
GAIBANDHA, Sept 22: The construction work of 4-km long embankment at Ratanpur, Singria and Katlamari areas under Fulchhari upazila in the district is nearing completion under the supervision of Bangladesh Army.
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) is implementing the scheme at the cost of Tk 25 million under Brahmaputra Right Embankment Project, sources said.
Asian Development Bank and Government of Bangladesh are providing the fund.
85 per cent work of the scheme has already been completed and the next work is expected to be finished by January next, said BWDB Executive Engineer Abu Muhammad Shafiul Azam.
With the construction of the embankment, more than 60 per cent area of the district and the assets including agri crops worth about Tk 1.0 billion have been saved from the devastation of flood, he also said.
Earlier, the 3-km of the old embankment was engulfed by mighty river Brahmaputra during the period of 2004 to 2007 causing damage to huge assets and standing crops including paddy.
GAIBANDHA, Sept 22: The construction work of 4-km long embankment at Ratanpur, Singria and Katlamari areas under Fulchhari upazila in the district is nearing completion under the supervision of Bangladesh Army.
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) is implementing the scheme at the cost of Tk 25 million under Brahmaputra Right Embankment Project, sources said.
Asian Development Bank and Government of Bangladesh are providing the fund.
85 per cent work of the scheme has already been completed and the next work is expected to be finished by January next, said BWDB Executive Engineer Abu Muhammad Shafiul Azam.
With the construction of the embankment, more than 60 per cent area of the district and the assets including agri crops worth about Tk 1.0 billion have been saved from the devastation of flood, he also said.
Earlier, the 3-km of the old embankment was engulfed by mighty river Brahmaputra during the period of 2004 to 2007 causing damage to huge assets and standing crops including paddy.