Re-excavation work of 6.70 km canal started in Gobindaganj

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GAIBANDHA, Jan 20, 2020 (BSS) – Re-excavating work of 6.70 km canal from South Kamardaha to Kandarbapur area under Kamardaha union of Gobindaganj upazila in the district began on Sunday amid much enthusiasm to the locals.

Local lawmaker Engineer Monwar Hossain Chowdhury inaugurated the work as the chief guest at a function organised by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) at Chapriganaj village of the upazila in the afternoon.

Upazila chairman Abdul Latif Prodhan attended the event as the special
guest while local union parishad chairman Syed Shariful Islam Ratan presided
over the ceremony.

Executive engineer of BADC (Irrigation) Chittaranjan Roy said BADC would
implement the work at the cost of Taka one crore under its Greater Bogura and
Dinajpur Small Irrigation Project and the work would be completed by
February, 2020.

Speaking on the occasion, Engineer Monwar Hossain Chowdhury, MP, said
the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had been working
relentlessly for overall development of the country.

The government also took initiative to re-excavate the derelict canals
across the country to return the navigability of the canals so that the
farmers could boost production of crops through using the water of the canals
as irrigation.