City Desk :
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said on Thursday that rivers, reservoirs and environment must be protected for people to live well.
“We have to go with the river and nature to prevent environmental degradation. Going against nature we can never bring benefits.
Everyone should work together to fight sustainable development and climate change and continue development,” he said, reports UNB.
He said this while addressing a workshop jointly organized by Bangladesh Water Development Board and Dhaka WASA on the significance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives and specific procedures for its implementation on the direction of Bangladesh’s future water development efforts, said a media release signed by Dipankar Bar,senior information officer of the ministry.
The minister said that according to the instructions of the premier Sheikh Hasina, all have to live in co-existence with floods and natural disasters.
Interrupting the normal flow of river water destroys any environment and biodiversity. Emphasis should be placed on water resource management, flood control, he said, addressing climate change impacts and sustainable use of water resources. Bangladesh’s future water development efforts must proceed with a specific goal and objective.
Chaired by Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md. Tazul Islam, State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque was present as the guest of honour.
The kenote speech in the workshop was presented by prominent economist of Bangladesh and former head of development research of the United Nations Dr. Nazrul Islam. The workshop was conducted by Engineer Taskim A Khan, Managing Director of Dhaka Wasa.
