A high-level meeting was held on Wednesday focusing on finding a lasting solution to the long-standing waterlogging problem in the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) embankment area, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presiding over the discussion.
The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office at the Bangladesh Secretariat, according to Deputy Press Secretary Md Suzauddhowla (Sujon Mahmud). He said the session placed special emphasis on reviewing the persistent drainage crisis affecting residents in the DND zone and exploring practical measures to resolve it.
Following the meeting, Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee acknowledged that waterlogging has remained a chronic problem in the area for many years. He noted that although a major project was undertaken in 2016 and completed in 2024, the expected relief has not yet reached residents.
He added that the project implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources will be formally handed over to the city corporation within the next two weeks, marking a new phase of management responsibility.
The minister also said a fresh initiative is being planned to further strengthen the drainage system in the DND area. As part of this, a proposal to construct an additional 30 kilometres of drainage infrastructure has been submitted to the Prime Minister for consideration.
He expressed hope that improved coordination between the city corporation and relevant agencies would help deliver more effective results in addressing the waterlogging crisis.
Senior officials including State Minister for Water Resources Forhad Hossain Azad, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam, and RAJUK Chairman Engineer Md Reazul Islam attended the meeting.
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