Canal re-excavation work at Fulgazi inaugurated 

FENI, June 1: Re-excavation work of a two-kilometre stretch of canal from Gatya Canal to Silonya Canal in Munshirhat Union under Fulgazi Upazila of Feni has been inaugurated.

The project, implemented under the Emergency Employment Generation Programme (EGPP) of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, was formally inaugurated on Sunday afternoon by Feni-1 MP Munsi Rafiq-ul-Alam Majnu.

Officials said the project will re-excavate around two kilometres of canal, with a width of 35 to 45 feet. About Tk 51 lakh has been allocated for the excavation work.

Once completed, the canal re-excavation is expected to play a significant role in reducing water-logging, improving drainage systems, increasing agricultural production and maintaining environmental balance. It will also help reduce flood and water-logging risks during the monsoon season, improving the livelihoods of local people.

Later, the MP inaugurated a tree plantation programme on the Noapara High School premises.
Among others present at the programme were Upazila Nirbahi Officer Fahriya Islam, Assistant Land Officer Sohaily Nowshin Prottasha, Upazila BNP Convener Fakhrul Alam Swapon, Project Implementation Officer Rajib Ahmed, and Munshirhat Union Administrator and project president Moazzem Hossain, along with local representatives and residents.