Sajjadul Hassan, secretary at Prime Minister's Office (PMO) inaugurated the re-digging of 10 kilometer long Sapmara Canal on Friday noon.
Sapmara canal was under threat of extinction due to sediment. Sajjadul Hassan took the initiative of digging this canal to bring back the canal's past glory. The program was launched at Mohonganj Pilot Govt High School in Mohonganj Municipality area.
Water Development Board's Engineer K M Shafiqul Haq, Netrokona Police Super SM Ashraful Alam, Mohonganj Municipal Mayor Adv Latifur Rahman Ratan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mehedi Mahmud Akanda, Additional Police Super Mohammad Shafiul Islam, Upazila Awami League General Secretary Md Shahid Iqbal among others were present in the program. Water Development Board's Executive Engineer Muhammad Akhteruzzaman conducted the program. The total cost of the canal digging has been set at Tk 3 crore 37 lakh.
---Indrajit Sarkar, Mohonganj, Netrokona
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