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Buriganga cleansing starts by lifting waste from its bed

January 6, 2010 2 Comments

Dhaka, Bangladesh: The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority on Wednesday began its drive to remove all the garbage, including polythene and coconut shells, from the bed of the Buriganga, the lifeline of the capital, in order to rejuvenate the moribund river, restore its navigability and save the environment.

Shipping minister Shahjahan Khan, along with water resources minister Ramesh Chandra Sen and state minister for forest and environment Hasan Mahmud, inaugurated the drive after a formal ceremony at the Sadarghat Terminal.

The Buriganga cleansing project, being implemented by the BIWTA at a cost of Tk 24.9 crore, will end by June 2011. The forest and environment ministry is providing the cost from its Climate Change Trust Fund.

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Bangladesh river pollution threatens millions

May 21, 2009 2 Comments

Buriganga

Buriganga

It was once the lifeline of the Bangladeshi capital. But the once mighty Buriganga river, which flows by Dhaka, is now one of the most polluted rivers in Bangladesh because of rampant dumping of industrial and human waste.

“Much of the Buriganga is now gone, having fallen to ever insatiable land grabbers and industries dumping untreated effluents into the river,” said Ainun Nishat, a leading environmental expert.

“The water of the Buriganga is now so polluted that all fish have died, and increasing filth and human waste have turned it like a black gel. Even rowing

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