city canals

city canals

A Tk6 crore aquatic weed harvester sits unused at the Chattogram City Corporation’s workshop, years after it was procured to clear water hyacinth and floating waste from the city’s canals. Photo: TBS

Bought to clear canals, city corps now struggle to find use for Tk50cr aquatic weed harvesters

Eight machines bought for city corporations face shallow waters, narrow canals, lack of operators

Pitch-black water from factories running through a canal in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital, and draining into the Buriganga River. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

No personal harm to anyone while recovering water bodies: LGRD minister

Photo: Courtesy

Govt to buy machines to clean city canals: LGRD Minister

A canal in Dhaka’s Rayerbazar area has apparently turned into a landfill for lack of maintenance. Throwaway plastic, garbage and other discarded items have choked the natural flow of the waterbody. The photo was taken on Friday. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Reviving canals: City authorities start mapping Saturday