Bangladesh: $160 million WB-funded river management project launched
December 5, 2009 @ Project, Program and Portfolio Management from Project Program and Portfolio Management
Pakistan, Dec. 05 -- The government has launched an initiative to help ensure management of rivers information nationwide and restoration of selected rivers. A long-term plan for sustainability is being drawn up with the assistance of the World Bank, where the environmental, social and economic benefits of increased dry-season flows to the South West region can be maximized.The proposed 'Bangladesh Rivers Information and Conservation (BRIC)' project aims to do so by upgrading the hydrological network of the country, restoring the Gorai river mouth, and providing support to institutional development for water resources management, an information note issued by the WB Office in Dhaka said yesterday.The preliminary estimated cost of the project is US$160 million.
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