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26 April 2010, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Bss, Dhaka

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has pllaned a Tk 265 crore digitisation project to improve its services, ensuring better and safer communications on waterways. BIWTA Chairman Abdul Malek Mia told BSS yesterday that the shipping ministry initiated the project and expected required allocation under the development budget for 2010-2011 fiscal. “We are expecting that the job would begin in July with the fiscal allocation and would finish in a year,” he said. Under the project, he said, BIWTA will be developed as a tech-savvy organisation equipped with the latest technology and skilled manpower to offer efficient services. “It will improve capacity to conduct accurate hydrographic survey and maintain navigation by carrying out faster and timely dredging,” Malek said. He said under the project, all ocean going ships and inland passenger vessels would get digital devise so they can be located all the time for ensuring safety. “This would also help locate the respective ships and vessels easily in case of any emergency or accident”, he pointed out.