Experts have slammed the chairman of National River Conservation Commission for commenting that West Bengal will not be able to give Teesta water to Bangladesh in the lean season.
The state of Dhaka’s environment when it comes to air quality and noise level has been found to be way below standard, as Gulshan-2 is the noisiest neighbourhood, while Shahbagh’s air is the most polluted.
Fazlu Mia still remembers bathing in the Hyderabad canal with other villagers in Tongi, Gazipur, because the water used to be clear only two decades ago.
Political commitment, proper enforcement of laws and empowerment of the conservation commission might be able to save the rivers, speakers told a roundtable discussion yesterday.
Ensuring accountability of government agencies in-charge of conserving rivers, empowering National River Conservation Commission (NRCC), enhancing the institutional capacity, and executing concerned laws with political commitment are some of the essential factors to save the country's rivers, speakers in a roundtable discussion have said.