SANGSAD BHABAN, June 19, 2018 (BSS) – The Barind Bahumukhi Development Authority Bill, 2018 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad with a view to bring the existing Barind authority into legal frame for conducting overall development of the Barind area under an act.
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury today places the bill in the house with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
Describing the reason behind placing of the bill, the Agriculture minister said the enactment of the law will help to continue the development programme of the area including development of surface and underground water resource and use, quality irrigation, agriculture mechanization, electrification of the irrigation equipments, seed production and supply, aquaculture production, crop diversification and tree plantation and conservation for balance environment.
On January 15, 1992, the government has formed the Barind Bahumukhi Development Authority through promulgating a resolution for development of the Barind and its adjacent area.
The Agriculture minister urged the parliament to send the bill to the parliamentary standing committee for further scrutiny of the bill within 15 days.