A three-member team of the Chinese Embassy led by Ambassador Li Jiming visited the Teesta Barrage area in Lalmonirhat鈥檚 Hatibandha on Sunday.
Replying to a question, the ambassador said they intend to excavate the Teesta river during his tenure here.
鈥楾eesta is a big river. It's a big challenge but if we can excavate it, the living standards of the people of northern Bangladesh will improve to a great extent,鈥� said Li Jiming.
He added that he was visiting the river to further the process of a feasibility study for the Teesta megaproject proposed by the Chinese side to their Bangladeshi counterparts in government听
鈥榃e鈥檒l decide the timeframe of the project once our engineers complete their inspection. I hope that we鈥檒l be able to start the Teesta Megaproject within a very short time. It鈥檚 not only good news for the northern people but is also a matter to be proud of for all Bangladeshis,鈥� added the ambassador.
Aminul Haque Bhuiyan, Engineer (North) of Rangpur Water Development Board (WDB), Mizanur Rahman, Executive Engineer of Lalmonirhat WDB, TM Momin, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Lalmonirhat and Nazir Hossain, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Hatibandha, among others, were present during the Chinese Ambassador鈥檚 visit.
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