Dhaka, March 22 -- Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today (Saturday) said work will begin soon to protect about 20 km of banks of the Teesta River.

She said the Ministry of Finance has approved Tk 243 crore to protect 43 km of river banks in the erosion-prone area of Teesta, BSS reports.

However, riverbank protection work on 20 km banks of the river Teesta will begin this year, and the work on the banks of the 23 km will also start quickly.

The water resources adviser said this while addressing a discussion on the Reform in the Water Sector. The Ministry of Water Resources arranged the meeting at the conference room of Pani Bhaban at Green Road in Dhaka on the occasion of World Water Day.

Rizwana said the local offices of t...