About 426 spots have been identified as sources of pollution in the rivers around Dhaka, said Sheikh Rabiul Alam, minister for shipping, road transport and bridges, and railways. Chemical, liquid and solid waste is reaching the rivers through them.
The minister spoke on Friday morning, 13 November, after joining the BIWTA Walkway Run 2026 organised by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) at Mohammadpur in Dhaka.
The environment and forest ministry, BIWTA, the city corporations, WASA and other agencies have begun working together to control these sources and stop waste entering the rivers, and the work is continuing, he said. A wide plan has been adopted to free the rivers of encroachment and pollution.
Walkways along the banks are helping to protect the river boundaries and to cut the dumping of rubbish on the banks, the minister said. Some stretches are still unbuilt and are to be finished quickly. He wants riverbanks where people can walk regularly and spend time in clean surroundings.
The government also wants the rivers to serve tourism and recreation as well as transport, he said, with new routes, modern vessels and new stations and landings linked to the road network. If the work is finished soon, a circular waterway around Dhaka will be possible, and the effort to free the rivers of encroachment and pollution will become more effective, he said.
This report is based on a story by Ittefaq Digital Report.
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Source: Ittefaq
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