, Nov. 15 -- The government on Saturday launched restoration work on 44 ponds(khas) and waterbodies in Dhaka and its outskirts under, aiming to rebuild and preserve key waterbodies, protect natural drainage system and strengthen environmental balance.

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan inaugurated the climate resilience project funded by the Climate Change Trust Fund at Daripara Government Primary School field in Keraniganj.

Speaking at the event, the adviser said preserving khas ponds and waterbodies is a national responsibility.

The adviser said Dhaka district and the metropolitan area have 113 khas ponds listed in government records, of which 44 have been selected for the first phase of restoration.

"Under the project, authori...