The government will soon procure two cutter suction dredgers to carry out regular dredging at Pashur Channel to improve the navigability of the Pashur River, Mongla.
“ One of the two dredgers is expected to reach by October next ,” Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan told Parliament responding to a starred question of Noni Gopal Mondal.
He said two projects have been taken to increase the navigability of the Pashur River.
The minister said a Tk 122.29 crore project titled “Pashur Channel Outer Bar Dredging” to carry out 31.99 lakh cubic meters of dredging is awaiting approval.
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Source: UNB, September 17, 2012