Tk 60cr climate projects get approval
Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) yesterday approved six public sector projects involving around Tk 60.78 crore.
The approval was given at the 12th meeting of the trusty board held at the conference room of the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) with State Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud in the chair, official sources said.
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzak, MoEF Secretary Meshbah Ul Alam, and members of the committee Dr Qazi Khaliquzzaman Ahmad, Buet Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Habibur Rahman, and senior officials of the concerned ministries attended the meeting among others.
The projects include production, processing and distribution of disaster-tolerant paddy, wheat, and oil seeds; Ichamoti river re- excavation in Manikganj; MoEF capacity building; safe water, sanitation and improvement of bio-gas technology; improvement of water and sanitation in flood prone areas; and coastal embankment retention and Bak Khali River bank projection.
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