Old Brahmaputra river

Old Brahmaputra river

Mir Akhter Ltd wins contract to dredge Old Brahmaputra

Mir Akhter Ltd wins contract to dredge Old Brahmaputra

Dredging helps increase the depth of rivers but the riverbeds get strewn with silt again the next monsoon. A dredging site at a char in Padma River. Photo: Mumit M

10,000 kilometres dredging project inaugurated