City canals to be freed: Shahjahan
All the 26 canals of Dhaka will be recovered from encroachers to save the capital from water logging, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said yesterday.
Shahjahan, also chairman of the taskforce of the government formed to recover rivers and canals in the capital, made the remark during a visit to Duwaripara canal in Pallabi.
Eight out of the 26 canals, many of which have already come under boundary walls and walkways, have been recovered from encroachers and dug up fully, he said.
He also said no advantage would be given to any building or multi-storied buildings if they fall inside the canal area.
"We have already partially demolished two five-storied buildings on Ramchandrapur Khal (canal),” he said, adding that structures that were illegally constructed on the canals would come under similar drives.
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Managing Director Taqsem A Khan and officials accompanied the minister during his visit.
The canals that have come under the digging are Begunbari Khal, Ibrahimpur Khal, Rupnagar Khal, Kalyanpur Kha Khal, Kalyanpur Gha Khal, Kalyanpur Cha Khal, Kalyanpur Uma Khal and Kalyanpur Prodhan Khal.
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