Renovated water bodies benefit city dwellers enormously

Renovated water bodies benefit city dwellers enormously

Re-excavated and renovated water bodies, including ponds, lakes and canals, have been benefiting the city dwellers enormously as those were transformed into amusement spots.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has conserved the ponds and canals through necessary re-excavation and renovation at different parts of the city aimed at protecting ecological balance.
In addition to the lake and pond preservation, beautification works were done thereby the improved areas are being familiarized as amusement sports to the city dwellers.
RCC sources said Parijat Lake at Padma residential area, Mathpukur at Sapura and Kalipukur at Seroil area were conserved and beautified. Various infrastructural developments work, including protection wall, walkway and seating arrangement, were implemented.
At present, many people are seen visiting the spots every day, particularly in the morning and afternoon, to get a taste of the natural environment making their life easy and healthy.
Similarly, various other need-based works, including protective boundary wall, seating arrangement, beautification and walkway, in Guljarbag Lake, Tikapara Graveyard waterbody, TB Hospital Pond, Hazi Muhammad Muhsin Government School Pond and Bulanpur Lake are also being progressed.
The RCC has been implementing the development works as part of its Taka 2,993-crore project titled Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development in Rajshahi City.
Reelected Mayor of RCC AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said that many of the works were completed, while more others are progressing fast aimed at protecting environmental balance.