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Buriganga recovery begins this week
Dredging of 23km waterways around Dhaka starts soon writes Sharier Khan for The Daily Star. The Water Development Board (WDB) after many months of delay has finally selected contractors under the Buriganga River Restoration Project to begin dredging parts of … Continue reading →
Posted in The Buriganga River, conservation, dredging, governance, health, heritage, navigation, pollution, resettlement, rivers, sanitation, waterways
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Tagged Buriganga River Restoration Project, Hazaribagh tanneries, Institute of Water Modeling, tanneries, tannery, The Bangshi River, The Jamuna River, The New Dhaleshwari River, The Pungli River, The Tangail River, The Turag River, Water Development Board, WDB
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Dhaka, Delhi agree on water deal
Sify Dhaka, Jan 10 (IANS) Bangladesh and India Monday said they have ‘removed all differences’ and agreed on a framework regarding a 15-year interim water-sharing treaty of two common rivers - Teesta and Feni - during the dry season. Delegations … Continue reading →
Posted in governance, livelihoods, navigation, rivers, water, waterways
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Tagged bangladesh, Dhruv Vijai Singh, india, Joint River Commission, ministry of water resources, Sheikh Mohammed Wahiduzzaman, The Dharla River, The Dudhkumar River, The Feni River, The Gumti River, The Khowai River, The Manu River, The Muhuri River, The Teesta River, water-sharing treaty
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BIWTA Plans to Dredge Buriganga River
By Morshed Ali Khan and Tawfique Ali for The Daily Star The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority is going to launch a Tk 6.6 crore project to dredge parts of the Buriganga river although some traders are offering to do … Continue reading →
Posted in The Buriganga River, conservation, dredging, governance, health, navigation, pollution, sanitation, transportation, waterways
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Tagged Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, BIWTA, Climate Change Trust Fund, hush-hush, hydrographical design, real estate developers, Removal of Polythene and other Waste from the Beds of the Rivers Buriganga and Turag, revenue, sand, sludge, soil, solid waste
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Bangladesh—Eco Symbol?
By Sebastian Strangio for The Diplomat Often derided as a basket case, Bangladesh might just have a thing or two to show the world about tackling climate change. From the port of Sadarghat, the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka unfolds itself in … Continue reading →
Posted in climate change, cyclone, encroachment, erosion, governance, health, land grabbing, navigation, refugee, resettlement, sanitation, tidal surge, transportation, water, waterways
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Tagged effects of global climate change, flood events, food production, intergovernmental panel on climate change, megacity, riverbank, sea levels, tackling climate change
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Dredging in All Rivers Begins Soon
Dredging Today Capital dredging in all rivers of the country will be carried out soon to revive the lost waterways by returning navigability. Many major and small rivers and tributaries are facing serious navigability problem as all the rivers got … Continue reading →
Posted in conservation, dredging, governance, health, navigation, pollution, sanitation, transportation, waterways
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Tagged bangladesh, dredging, inland water transport, navigable waterways, river beds, rivers, silt, transport authority, tributaries
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