Authorities Told to Complete Development Projects on Time
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khulna Hoore Jannat on Sunday directed all concerned authorities to complete development projects within their stipulated time frames in line with the Prime Minister's instructions. She also instructed government offices to regularly update their respective web portals. The DC said this while presiding over the monthly (June) Khulna District Development Coordination Committee meeting at the Dc's conference room here today.
Emphasising water resource management, she said river restoration and canal excavation activities should be given priority and that accurate progress reports on canal dredging works must be submitted. She further informed the meeting that compensation cheques for land acquired under the embankment realignment project in Paikgachha would be distributed on June 29. A representative of the Civil Surgeon's Office reported that from March 15 to June 21, a total of 929 patients suspected of measles had been admitted to different hospitals across the district, of whom 884 had recovered and returned home.
Currently, 45 patients with measles symptoms are undergoing treatment, the Civil Surgeon's Office representative added. Deputy Director (DD) of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Md. Nazrul Islam said financial assistance would be provided to 15,000 farmers during the Aman season. As part of a nationwide programme to plant 25 crore trees over the next five years, 70,450 saplings will be planted in Khulna district.
Aman cultivation prospects were satisfactory and that a three-day fruit fair would be held in Khulna from June 25 to 27, the DAE DD added. District Fisheries Officer Md. Badiuzzaman informed the meeting that 11 drives and three mobile court operations had been conducted under the Fish Conservation Act during the past month, resulting in fines amounting to nearly Taka 1 lakh. The Assistant Director of the Islamic Foundation said construction work on the Paikgachha Model Mosque had reached 97 percent completion. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Bitaan Kumar Mondal, upazila executive officers, officials from various government departments and committee members attended the meeting.
