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Staff Reporter

The Power Division is contemplating to generate electricity through waste management of the country's four-city corporations

An inter-ministerial meeting held at the Power Division auditorium yesterday constituted a committee headed by additional secretary of the Ministry of the LGED to conduct feasibility study in this regard.

Prime Minister's Adviser for Power and Energy Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Bir Bikram, State Minister for Power and Energy Brig Gen (retd) Enamul Huq, Power Division Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad and other senior officials of the Power Division and LGED were present.

The power division asked the committee to submit its report at the earliest to start the project.

"If the government approves the project, the government will start electricity generation from 80 per cent the waste of Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Khulna City Corporation next year, a senior official of the ministry said.

However, the Power Division also formed a separate committee for conducting feasibility study to produce electricity from water.

The Power Division has already selected eight sites of Chittagong Hill Tracts in this regard.