RAJSHAHI, Feb 14, 2021 (BSS) – Padma riverbank adjacent to the Shaheb
Bazar area of the divisional town has turned into an attractive tourist and
recreational spot as the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) recently implemented
a beautification project there.
Under the project amusement spots, open stage, gallery, park, bridge,
walkway and other need-based infrastructures were constructed.
Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed this while talking to the
journalists after inaugurating two newly constructed over-bridges on the
riverbank adjacent to the heart of the city yesterday.
The city corporation has built the bridges with attractive decoration
and colour at a cost of around Taka 98.16 lakh for ensuring visitors’
movement comfortable.
Liton expressed his firm resolve to restore the scenic beauty of the
river bank and enhance the cleanliness drive in the area to facilitate large
numbers of people to enjoy their visit in a comfortable atmosphere.
He said the new infrastructure and facilities are encouraging an
increased number of people to pass their leisure with families and friends
enjoying the beauty of the Padma.
Borokuthi river bank and Lalon Shah River Resort were also decorated
with a new look to attract more visitors and facilitate the cultural
organisations to arrange various programmes to attract the visitors.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has also
implemented a riverbank protection project adjacent to the city under which
protection works on 2,650 metre areas from Bulanpur to Harupur.
Superintending Engineer Mukhlesur Rahman said river protection works
from Harupur to Sonaikandi were completed to protect more than 5.0 km area
from erosion.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park is also being constructed near the
protected area; he said adding that the entire area has become an amusement
park upon successful completion of the 5.0km bank protection work.
Apart from this, Rajshahi city has got a new look amid a massive
plantation of fruit and forest trees and decorative plants and trees and
other beautification works drawing the attention of the commoners,
particularly the visitors.
Some 32,446 trees were planted besides creating scores of green zones.
Tree plantation activities on vacant places, road dividers and footpaths were
conducted. 6,000 flower and other ornamental and decorative tree saplings
were already planted, he added.
Now, road dividers and islands on around 24-kilometer roads including
the Bilsimla-Kasiadanga road in the city has been green. Varieties of
decorative and beautification trees were planted on the dividers, islands and
footpaths of the city’s main roads.