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Vol. 5 Num 29 Fri. June 25, 2004  
   
General


Master plan for dev of haors, wetlands to be formulated


Water Resources Minister Hafiz Uddin Ahmed yesterday said a coordinated master plan would be formulated for overall development of the haors and wetlands.

"A sustainable development programme will be undertaken through a coordinated management for socio-economic development of the people living in haor areas," he said.

He was addressing the first executive committee meeting of Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board.

The meeting was told that the head office of the Haor and Wetland Development Board would be set up in Dhaka while two of its regional offices in Sunamganj and Kishoreganj districts.

State Minister for Water Resources Goutam Chakrabarty, Cabinet Secretary Dr Sadat Hussain and Water Resources Secretary Ayub Quadri were present at the meeting.