Neighbourhood committees involving retired officials, young people and volunteers will work on dengue prevention, waste management, footpath encroachment and drainage improvement.
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam spoke to reporters. Photo: Courtesy
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State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam spoke to reporters. Photo: Courtesy
The government plans to involve 39,000 retired officials and employees in efforts to improve cleanliness and the urban environment in the capital under the prime minister’s “Clean Dhaka, Green Dhaka” programme.
Neighbourhood committees will be formed across the city, bringing together retired officials, young people and volunteers to carry out awareness activities and support cleanliness initiatives.
The decision was discussed at a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon today (14 November), which also reviewed the progress of the neighbourhood committees, ongoing cleanliness initiatives and plans to improve waste management.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said retired officials would serve as advisers or take up responsible positions in the proposed neighbourhood committees, alongside young people and volunteers.
The committees will conduct awareness campaigns in neighbourhoods and wards on dengue prevention, proper waste disposal, keeping footpaths free from encroachment and improving drainage, he said.
They will also inform residents about how household waste should be collected and taken to secondary transfer stations (STSs), the minister added.
“The prime minister has repeatedly said that we should not claim, as previous governments did, that we will make Dhaka like Canada, Australia, the United States or Singapore. I have also reiterated this message several times.
“Our [the government] aim is to build a liveable, environmentally friendly and clean city with the resources we have,” the state minister said.
Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibli, Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman, Director General (Administration) of the Prime Minister’s Office Abdul Wadud Chowdhury and Deputy Press Secretary Zahidul Islam Rony, among others, were present at the press conference.
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