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PM reaffirms restoration of navigability of rivers

UNB, Dhamrai
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirmed her government's resolve to restore the navigability in the country's silted up rivers and declared that a massive drive to clean up the polluted Buriganga riverbed will start next month.
Terming the Buriganga lifeline of the capital city and its vast surroundings, she said under the government's massive river-dredging project, special measurers have been taken to save the river.
The PM was talking to local people in a videoconference after inaugurating a newly installed 1000-kilowatt medium wave transmission centre of Bangladesh Betar here yesterday.
She formally launched the transmission centre of the state-owned Bangladesh Betar by pressing a button at the Superpower Transmission Centre.
Information Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury briefed the PM
about radio transmission, its utility and on the whole of the installation project.
Hasina, during the talk with local people, stressed the need for installing effluent treatment plant in every mill and factory to save the rivers from industrial pollution.
"All mills and factories will be compelled by the government to use effluent treatment plant to save the rivers from industrial waste dumping," she said.
The government has a plan to construct waste treatment plants on its own initiative and then the mills and factories would be compelled to use these plants.
Replying (o a query from a local person, the premier said the international community now came to know that Bangladesh is going to face a disastrous situation due to impacts of global climate change.
She said her government has launched a Tk 700-crore fund in implementing 119 adaptation plans to protect the country's people from the
climate change perils.
But Bangladesh needs international help to successfully tackle the challenges of the global warming caused by excessive carbon emission In developed countries.
Responding to various demands of the local people, the PM said the government has a plan to expand the Dhaka-Savar road to four-lane one and do the dredging of Bangshl river.
Referring to the judgment of Bangabandhu Murder Trial, Hasina said the longstanding hopes and aspirations of people have been fulfilled through the verdict.
Besides, she said, the trial of BDR mutiny and killings began and the killers must be punished.
"We will not patronise any wrongdoing...and killers of the brilliant army officers inside the BDR Headquarters must be punished," shesaid.
Referring to country's existing power situation, she said her government has taken steps to increase power
generation in the country considering the growing demand for electricity.
Expressing her firm determination to build a corruption-free society, she said her government would bring to justice those who were involved in corruption in the past, for the welfare of the country. *
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman took initiative to install 1000-kilowatt medium wave transmitter on 63 acres landinDhamrai.
But, after long 30 years of service, it has lost its transmission capacity, resulting In shrinking of the coverage area of Bangladesh Betar.
The present government took initiative to replace the old transmitter with a digital one at a cost of over Tk 35.04 crore.
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad, lawmakers from the area and a large number of local people, among others, were present on the occasion.