Dhaka: A progress review mission conducted by the German Development Bank (KfW) on the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM) project, managed by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and its Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Center (CReLIC), was successfully completed from November 22 to 27.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the mission was led by KfW Portfolio Manager Johannes Hangst and included Technical Expert Peter Rooney and Portfolio Coordinator (Urban Development) SK Touhidur Rahman. The team evaluated ongoing development work in Satkhira district from November 22 to 24 and held discussions with LGED Chief Engineer Javed Karim on November 25 to assess the project's progress.
The review mission also engaged with the Local Government Division (LGD), Economic Relations Division (ERD), and the German Development Agency (GIZ) on November 26 to discuss the activities and future prospects of the CRIM-CReLIC initiative. The mission concluded on November 27 with an exchange of views with LGED officials and consultants regarding the progress, pending tasks, and future plans of the CRIM project.
Present at the review mission were LGED's Additional Chief Engineer (Urban Management) and Additional Director of CRIM, Md Shahanur, along with CRIM Project Director Md Abdul Khalek, Executive Engineer of CRIM Md Latif Hossain, Senior Assistant Engineer Fatema Ismat Ara, Assistant Engineer Arpan Pal, and the relevant consultants.