Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Friday said all the urban facilities are being extended to the rural areas during the period of the present government.
“The urban facilities, including ensuring electricity to every house, construction of pucca roads, modern healthcare services and education are being extended to the villages. The urban-like-facilities are also spreading to Charlands and very remote areas, ”he said.
The Agriculture Minister made these remarks while visiting the Jhenai river erosion-affected places and dam at Keramjani and Jokna areas in Dhanbari under Tangail district, said a PID handout here.
Visiting the damaged areas and dams, he put emphasis on the river training and protection of the dam for the sake of crops cultivation there.
“In the grassroots areas, the people live on the crops cultivation. We’ve to save the crops. So, initiative is being taken for the sustainable protection measures and construction of dam,” said Dr Razzaque.
Dhanbari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Samiul Haque and local public representatives were present.
Source: United News of Bangladesh