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Failure to maintain standard may foil uplift schemes

Star Economic Report
LORD and Cooperatives Minister Barrister Abdus Salam Talukdar said best utilisation of resources could ensure proper implementation of infrastructure development project. To this effect, high technical stan dard must be maintained, he said
He said failure to maintain requisite technical standard in the development of infrastructures may lead to the destruction of the projects and foil the ' whole purpose of the schemes
Addressing the inaugural session of the workshop an Technical Standard for Implementation of Rural Infrastructure Development Project sponsored by the Local Oevernment Engineering Bureau (1GEB) held at NILG auditorium on Sunday, the Minister said a very high technical standard was needed for rebuilding the Infrastructures along the coastal belt damaged during devastating cyclone and tidal surge of April 29
One of the prime objectives of LGEB. the Minister noted, lies in ensuring technical standard of the works done under the infrastructure de velopment programmes.
SU»te Minister for LORD and Cooperatives Kabir Hossain told the meeting that rural people's fate did not change that much despite rise in donors' assistance. He said that
rural people have Ilitic control over their produced goods and inputs.
Stressing that the present government was committed to establish an exploitation free society, the Minister said rural development at the grassroot level would be ensured under a different perspective integrating national programmes with that of the rural schemes
Praising the role of I.GEI1 and donor countries, he said LGEB engineers made a tremendous contribution to the development of rural la (restructures maintaining • high standard
Mushfiqur Rahman. Secretary. Local Government Division said people's participation tn local bodies activities should be spontaneous to make the development projects meaningful to all.
He said proper preparation of pragmatic programmes should be done to achieve the maximum benefit. To this effect. we have to develop our own confidence, own nucha .nism and methodology, he added.
Terming LGEB as a modern, sophisticated and dynamic organisation. he said rural roads constructed by LGEB were being appreciated by all concerned. But the lapses responsible for substandard works must also be identified for taking corrective measures, he
added
Quamrul Islam Slddique, Engineering Adviser. LGEB, said propel wduoMten of technical standards is being ip fused among the people to wived , in the LGEB projects UJEB has been able to reverse the situation in ITW programmes where M per cent standard compaction results had already been achieved, he
Through offering baste training to labour contracting societies. LGEB has made a major institutional improve-, ment and private sector people are gaining more and more in buMing thefr technical standards Siddiqis- sard
He said, of late World Bank has recognised the fact that we are trying hard to maintain quality standard of work. Through this, it has been adequately proved that heavy in vestment in Infrastructure de *velopment could result in (food yield, he said.
The two day workshop Is expected to be participated by HO executive engineers, LGEB project directors, project ex, ecutive engineers and others
Keynote paper was pre sejited by Per Bertilsson. Study-Consultant and vote of thanks was given by M H Chowdhury. Superintending Engineer. IjGEB.