Dutch ministers visit IPSWAM project sites in Khulna
Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation Bert Koenders and Vice Minister for Transport, Public Works and Water Management Tineke Huizinga yesterday visited Integrated Planning For Sustainable Water Management (IPSWAM) project sites at Batiaghata in the district.
The project funded by the government of the Netherlands is aimed at ensuring people's participation at all stages of the water resources infrastructure rehabilitation, planning, implementation, operation, maintenance, monitoring and evaluation.
It also aims at assisting the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) to find a practical way to introduce sustainable participatory water resources management, said a press release.
The total budget of this project is Tk 8,706 lakh. The government of Netherlands will contribute Tk 6,181 lakh while the remaining Tk 2,525 lakh will be provided by Bangladesh government.
The project also aims at giving consideration to gender issues at all levels of project planning to contribute to reduction of poverty and discrimination and also to ensure better functioning and utilisation of systems.
It also aims at giving attention to environmental aspects to avoid degradation and creation of other problems and carry out the rehabilitation and improvement of physical infrastructure to a high standard of design and construction, the press release said.
Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Fritz Meijndert and Abul Kalam Mohammad Azad, head of development cooperation of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Dhaka, accompanied the ministers.
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