Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday exhorted all individuals to execute a conscientious function from their respective capacities to secure unpolluted water bodies and a pristine, habitable ecosystem for upcoming posterity.

“We must try to ensure pollution-free rivers and a liveable environment not only for ourselves but also for future generations,” he stated.

The Prime Minister articulated this appeal during a performance review assembly concerning pollution abatement, refuse clearance, preservation, and governance of rivers encircling Dhaka, alongside guaranteeing navigability and enhancing circular waterways, as indicated via a communique disseminated by the PM’s Press Wing.

The session convened at the Bangladesh Secretariat during the morning hours.

PM Tarique Rahman emphasized that citizens ought not merely to await governmental mandates but should instead operate out of an intrinsic sense of personal obligation to safeguard the environment, rivers, and aquatic routes.

The conference evaluated comprehensive operations pertaining to pollution containment and waste elimination across the Buriganga, Turag, Dhaleshwari, Balu, and Shitalakhya rivers, alongside contiguous canals and drainage networks.

Participants attending the gathering additionally deliberated upon measures designed to secure navigability and the organic flow of water within the rivers, while upgrading extant circular waterways surrounding Dhaka.

The Prime Minister instructed the authorities to enforce efficacious measures to promptly execute the strategies already formulated.

He similarly underlined the necessity of guaranteeing proper synergy among relevant ministries, divisions, and agencies to accelerate the initiatives.

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo, Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam, State Minister for LGRD and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, State Minister for Shipping Md Razib Ahsan, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam, and Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Dr Saimum Parvez, among others, participated in the deliberations.

Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar, Commander Dhaka Naval Area Rear Admiral Abdullah-Al-Maksus, permanent secretaries of the pertinent ministries and divisions, administrators representing the Dhaka South, Narayanganj, and Gazipur city corporations, along with other high-ranking officials, were likewise in attendance.