Mohammad Masud Majumder:
Advisor on Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ambassador (Retd.) Supadrip Chakma said, the Chittagong Hill Tracts will be developed without any change in nature and environment. We want to increase the production and use of bamboo to reduce water scarcity in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and build the economic foundation of this region. Bamboo is very effective and important in protecting the environment. We are no longer encouraging the planting of teak, mahogany and akashi trees in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Bamboo will be the most important element in reducing water scarcity in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and achieving economic prosperity.
Advisor on Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Supradeep Chakma made these remarks during a courtesy call on FAO Bangladesh Country Representative Jiaoqun Shi and his delegation at the Advisor’s office room at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka on Wednesday (January 15) afternoon.
Advisor Ambassador (Retd.) Supradeep Chakma urged the FAO delegation to undertake projects that are beneficial to all, including protecting the environmental balance in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The advisor said, the natural reserve forest has been there for centuries. We want the sustainability of the projects undertaken by FAO in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to be sustainable and long-lasting. Advisor Supradeep Chakma expressed optimism and said, the projects undertaken by FAO will play an important role in providing sustainable livelihoods for the people of the hilly region, improving food security and quality of life.
Ambassador (Retd.) Supradeep Chakma highlighted the importance of eco-friendly bamboo cultivation in the ecosystem to the delegation. The advisor said that to preserve the mountains, the cultivation of forests, streams, waterfalls, and bamboo bushes must be increased. Initiatives have been taken to conserve the water of Kaptai Lake and develop agricultural, fruit, and forest resources in its coastal areas, and to implement livelihood development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, including cashew nut, coffee, and sugarcane cultivation in 26 upazilas. He urged the FAO delegation to take up new projects in these cash crops.
Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Sajal Kanti Banik, Private Secretary to the Advisor (Deputy Secretary) Khandaker Mushfiqur Rahman, Assistant Private Secretary to the Advisor (Senior Assistant Secretary) Subhashish Chakma, FAO Country Representative in Ba
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