Koica installs 20 solar powered pumps in Rajshahi

Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) has installed 20 solar powered irrigation pumps and 1,250 solar home systems for poor farmers and villagers at Modonhati in Rajshahi.
Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Yun-young formally inaugurated the project on Monday.
Koica initiated the project to promote the use of environment friendly, green and renewable energy to tackle the problems of electricity shortage and climate change, said a press release of Koica.