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COMPOST-PLANT (with picture)
Construction of compost plant begins in Rangpur city
RANGPUR, Jan 14, 2019 (BSS) – Construction work of the second compost
fertiliser plant has begun at Nachchina area in Ward No-30 in the city for
organic recycling of household solid wastes and garbage into compost
fertilisers.
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa inaugurated construction work
of shed of the plant under the Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)
project at a function arranged there on Sunday as the chief guest.
Presided over by City Councilor (Ward no-30) Malek Niaz Arzoo, City
Councilors Moktar Hossain (Ward no-29) and Sekendar Ali (Ward no-23),
Executive Engineer of RpCC Azam Ali, Assistant Engineer Rafikul Islam,
attended the function.
The main objective of establishing the plant is to turn household solid
wastes and garbage into compost fertilisers through organic recycling using
modern technologies to use the products in agricultural activities and
improve environment of the city.
The Department of Environment is implementing construction work of the
compost plant under its Programmatic Clean Development Mechanism Project with
financial assistance of Bangladesh Climate Change Trust.
While addressing the occasion, Mayor Mostafa laid importance on
recycling of all municipal organic wastes adopting modern technologies to
produce usable eco-friendly compost fertilisers for improving environment.
“We have taken adequate steps under various programmes and need
continuous support of the city dwellers to turn Rangpur into an eco-friendly
clean and beautiful city in future with better environment,” he added,
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