Minister assures modernisation of the port city
State Minister for Environment and Forests Hasan Mahmud here yesterday said the port city would turn into a clean and good-looking modern city through a modern waste and garbage management.
He said that whatever beautification is done, a beautiful city is not possible until and unless a proper waste management system works there.
Aiming to transform Chittagong city into a waste-free city, two ultra-modern vacuum sweeping trucks will be brought from abroad that will collect floating wastes on the roads automatically.
Household waste from about 30,000 families will be collected through two family bins (dustbins) that would be used in producing composed fertiliser.
Hasan Mahmud was addressing as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the 3R pilot project organised by the Department of Environment (DoE) on Nasirabad Housing Society premises. DoE Director General Monwar Islam presided over the programme.
DoE Director Md Zafar Alam, Environment and Forests Joint Secretary Aparup Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Manjur-e-Elahi, Bangladesh's Ambassador in Oman Nurul Alam Chowdhury, and Women Councillor Rehena Begum Ranu spoke at the event among others.
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