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BSS, Narsingdi

The progress achieved so far in the district during the National Sanitation Month, 2007 this year was reviewed at a meeting held at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference room here on Thursday.

Deputy Commissioner Zillur Rahman explaining the aims and objectives of the sanitation month, October, expressed the hope that the entire district would come under the sanitation coverage within June next year.

The District Administration and the Public Health Engineering Department (DPHE) organised the meeting with Deputy Commissioner in the chair.

Upazila Nirbahi officers, UP chairmen, members of the local sanitation task force committee, officials of the DPHE and NGO representatives attended the meeting.

DPHE Executive Engineer Afajuddin Khan in his opening speech reviewed the present sanitation coverage of the district and said 92.43 percent progress was achieved so far in all the six upazilas.

“Three upazilas-Shibpur, Polash and Monohardi-achieved cent percent sanitation coverage,” he said adding, rest of the upazilas-Narsingdi Sadar, Raipura and Belabo-achieved 85.62, 85 percent and 95.02 percent sanitation coverage so far.

Zillur Rahman urged all concerned to extend their whole-hearted cooperation towards achieving coveted goal in sanitation coverage allover the district as soon as possible.