Bss, Dhaka

A Tk 945-crore project taken by Dhaka South City Corporation to re-excavate and protect four major canals and its seven branches from encroachment awaits government approval, said DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday.

“We have taken the project to re-excavate, preserve and protect Shyampur, Jirani, Manda and Kalunagar canals and its seven branches,” said the mayor during an interview with the news agency at his Nagar Bhaban office in Dhaka.

A proposal titled “Canal Restoration, Renovation and Aesthetic Environment Creation Project” is now awaiting approval of the planning commission, he said.

Taposh said necessary measures will be taken to keep the water-flow normal in the canals and its branches round the year.

The canals will be given a facelift, after necessary infrastructure including parks and roads are built, keeping the natural beauty and environment in mind, he added.

The mayor further said DSCC will continue mobile

courts all over the year to evict illegal occupiers.