Master plan of Haors to be revised: Rizwana

Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the proposed master plan for the development of the Haors and other water bodies would be revised soon.

“We will see the reality and people’s participation in the master plan, and it will be implemented in an environment-friendly way,” she said.

This was while inspecting an embankment at the Umedpur area of Mortian Haor under the Tahirpur upazila in the district.

Rizwana, also a forest and climate change adviser, said, “We came here to see the damaged embankments, which usually cause losses of different crops in the Haor areas.”

“New embankments will be constructed at the appropriate points for safeguarding the crops of the farmers,” she said.

The adviser stressed the importance of timely work to protect crops from flash floods. “We must be very vigilant so that we can cultivate our harvest before flash floods hit.”

The indiscriminate movement of houseboats, misuse of polythene, and noise pollution will be controlled smoothly, Syeda Rizwana said.

Home and Agriculture Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Agriculture Secretary Dr Md Emdad Ullah Miah, Water Resources Secretary Nazmul Ahsan, Deputy Commissioner Dr Md Elias Miah and Police Super AFM Anwar Hossain were also present during the visit.