Three Advisors Launch Canal Excavation on Red Carpet

Staff Reporter

In an effort to address waterlogging in the capital, three advisors of the interim government inaugurated a canal restoration initiative today, February 2, Sunday.

The advisors walked down a red carpet to the canal and boarded a floating excavator to mark the commencement of the excavation work.

Present at the event were Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change and Water Resources; Adilur Rahman Khan, Advisor for Housing, Public Works, and Industry; and Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, Advisor for Local Government, Rural Development, Cooperatives, and Youth and Sports.

When asked about the use of a red carpet for the excavation work, Syeda Rizwana Hasan smiled awkwardly and said, “I hadn’t noticed it until you pointed it out.”

Previous attempts by mayors to reclaim and restore canals were unsustainable. When asked about concerns over the success of this initiative, the Environment Advisor responded, “Canal recovery hasn’t been achieved before, so we are starting anew. We may not complete the entire work in eight or fourteen months, but we can certainly begin the process.”