A 10-member committee has been formed to make recommendations to the government about implementing the Buriganga River recovery project.
The committee, led by ALM Abdur Rahman, additional secretary at the Water Resources Ministry, was given 15 days to submit a report after visiting the project sites.
It was asked to find out about damage that might be caused to bridges in the area when the project is implemented, said an order issued by the ministry yesterday.
There is a possibility of damaging several bridges during the river recovery drive.The approved project will be implemented through the channels of the Dhaleshwari, Pungli, Bangshai, Turag and Buriganga river systems.
The government would take steps to relocate the bridges based on the suggestions, the directive said.
Committee members include WDB Director General Sahidur Rahman, Department of Environment Director Sultan Ahmed, LGED Superintendent Engineer Khalilur Rahman, BIWTA Director Mohammad Ali, Roads and Highway Department SE Tushar Kanti Saha, Bangladesh Railway Director Abdul Haque, WDB Chief Engineer Sohrab Uddin and Institute of Water Modelling head of department Abu Saleh Khan.