Staff Reporter:
State Minister for Water Resources Ministry Zahid Faruk on Thursday said the government will soon take steps to dredge the Surma River and protect Sylhet city from early floods.
The construction work of nine dredging stations across the country is underway, he said while talking to reporters after visiting the Shaadi Canal in Tukerbazar area of Sylhet city on Thursday.
Water from upstream river in India brings silt that obstructs the normal flow of the river, said the minister adding, “We have talked to the engineers over the matter and the dredging of the Surma River will begin soon.”
All necessary steps will be taken to deal with the flood situation, he said.
Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Md Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, Sylhet Water Development Board’s concerned official and local administrative officials were present there.
