State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam announced that two committees formed by Dhaka North and South City Corporations will remove illegal occupiers from 27 canals in the north and 29 in the south. The announcement came on Saturday during an inspection of waste removal at the Muslim Bazar canal in Mirpur-12, attended by the minister and DNCC Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan.
The minister said that after clearing the canals, boundaries will be demarcated and guide walls built on both sides to ensure permanent preservation. He emphasized that without protecting the canals, Dhaka could become uninhabitable, urging residents to cooperate. He noted that waste removal from all canals is ongoing, with about 450 truckloads already cleared from Muslim Bazar canal. The DNCC administrator added that since June 5, 416 truckloads of sludge and waste have been removed from the same canal.
Officials warned that anyone dumping waste after cleaning operations will face fines. They also pledged coordinated development with WASA and DESCO to avoid repeated road digging and to continue efforts to make Dhaka free from waterlogging and dengue.
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