Lack of funds, dredgers delay cleaning
Without ensuring necessary funding, the government seems to be going ahead with its decision to approve a number of dredging projects of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) under the shipping ministry, said sources.
“The project work is stalled due to lack of dredgers and paucity of funds,” they told
bangladesh river
Biodiversity issue glossed over
Dhaka, Delhi signed 2 deals on Sundarbans, tiger; refrained from addressing rising salinity in Bangladesh rivers
None of the two agreements signed between Bangladesh and India on conservation of the Sundarbans and Royal Bengal Tigers addresses the issue of increasing salinity that continues to affect the biodiversity of the mangrove forest on Bangladesh side. Salinity in Pashur, Sibsa and Raimongal rivers running through the Sundarbans has increased over the years, as flow of water in the Gorai river has decreased due to the Farakka barrage on the upstream.
However, the agreement
5 rivers above flood levels
Cox’s Bazar situation on the mend
Five rivers of the country including the mighty Jamuna and the Padma were flowing above their respective flood levels on Friday morning while the situation in Cox’s Bazar started improving with the sky being cleared off the rain clouds.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in Dhaka on Friday evening said all the major river