Government working to excavate 10,000km waterways: Khalid

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday said the government is working to dredge 10,000 kilometres of waterway aiming to restore the originality of the rivers. The state minister told at a meeting with officials to welcome New Year-2020 at the conference room of the ministry in the capital.
“The Shipping Ministry is dredging 10,000 kilometres of waterway and saving rivers,” he said. Shipping Secretary Md Abdus Samad, Director General of Shipping Department Commodore Syed Ariful Islam and chairman of Payra Port Authority Commodore M Jahangir Alam were present in the meeting.
Khalid said activities of the ministry were on talks over the whole year. The capacity of Chattogram, Mongla and Payra ports has increased, he added.
He urged the officers and employees of the ministry to work sincerely to keep up their reputation.