Govt finalises draft haor protection order
47 unions in Rajshahi division and 3 unions in Chattogram's Patiya have been identified as extremely high water crisis areas
The government has finalised the draft Haor Protection Order under the Water Act 2013 and announced three water-critical areas across the country for the first time.
The draft "Water Management Policy 2025" to control water use in the industrial sector was also finalised at the 18th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Water Resources Council.
The executive committee met yesterday (24 August) at the conference room of the Green Road's Water Building in the city, said a press release today (25 August).
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Water Resources and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan chaired the meeting while Agriculture Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury was also present.
After detailed survey and investigation as per sections 17 and 19 of the Bangladesh Water Act, 2013, out of 215 unions (4,911 mouzas) under 25 upazilas of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon districts of the north-western hydrological region of Bangladesh, 47 unions (1,503 mouzas) have been identified as extremely high water crisis areas.
Similarly, out of 17 unions (104 mouzas) and 01 municipality (08 mouzas) of Patiya upazila of Chattogram district, three unions (07 mouzas) and 01 municipality (05 mouzas) have been identified as very high water crisis areas.
Water use will be controlled in these areas as per the Water Act and a committee will finalise the steps to be taken within the next one month to ensure the supply of drinking water and water required for household purposes.
