Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

FRONTPAGE

31 trees to be cut to make way for govt resort project in Faridpur

Staff Reporter:

The Local Government Engineering Department has decided to cut 31 trees each ageing 60-70 years for a project to build a Tk180-crore luxury resort in Faridpur town.

The local lawmaker AK Azad would inaugurate the project’s physical works within a month and the trees are expected to be cut within weeks. The trees were auctioned off for a meager Tk9.9 lakh on 28 March, and have been marked for felling.

A district administration official said they sought to save the age-old trees but the Local Government Division has clarified that the project could not be implemented by keeping the trees intact.

After uprooting the trees, authorities would plant nearly 1,800 other trees to retain environment standards, a district administration official has told reporters. However, local environment activists see the existing trees invaluable due to their type and age, and see no reason why they should be felled along the banks of the Tepakhola lake.

The trees are predominantly of Mahogany species, and there are also mango, jackfruit and coconut trees lining the banks of Tepakhola lake.

The resort would be constructed as part of beautification initiatives centring the 14-acre Tepakhola lake in Faridpur municipality. The local government ministry has already procured Tk50 crore for implementing the beautification project on 18 acres of land that also includes the lake.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

FRONTPAGE

Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora.

Business

Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat.

FRONTPAGE

Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum.

FRONTPAGE

Staff Reporter: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 2.60 lakh yaba pills and 1.05 kg of crystal meth in Teknaf...

Copyright © 2023 The Good Morning. All Rights Reserved.
Editor and Publisher: Enayet Hossain Khan
70, Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh.
Phone: +88-01711424112, +88-01847255828
Email: dailygoodmorning@yahoo.com, thegoodmorningbd@gmail.com
Designed & Maintained By TECHIENET SOFTWARE ltd.