Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser for the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, today said directives have been given to deputy commissioners to take legal action against river encroachers.
“There is a list of river grabbers now and actions will be taken accordingly,” she said while briefing reporters after inspecting the erosion-prone areas of the Gomti River, which was recently affected by floods in Burichong in Cumilla.
Rizwana said divisional commissioners have been given a two-month deadline to submit a plan to free all the country’s rivers from encroachment.
With the cooperation of the commoners, she said, it will be possible to recover rivers, canals, and water bodies.
The water resources adviser said flood and rainfall data will be sought from India.
