River dredging
After Eid-ul-Fitr, the Ministry of Water Resources and Flood Control, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and the Planning Commission (PC) should take up seriously the task of excavation and dredging of the navigable river-beds across the country.
In the early sixties, the Vice-Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan Mr. MM Ahmed and Chairman of East Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (EPWAPDA) Mr. DK Power together put emphasis on maintaining the navigable status of the major rivers which were between the range of 12-18 feet navigable draught.
It is a tragedy that in Independent Bangladesh the persons who were entrusted to harness the mighty rivers of our country failed to achieve the target.
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