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Certification ceremony by JICA
In solid waste management of Chittagong city, under JICA Project, “The project for Strengthening of Solid Waste Management in Dhaka North City, Dhaka South City and Chittagong City”, for 3R activities and success in medical waste management in the 8th ward of the city, Councilor Morshed Alam, Parkview Hospital and Mr. Abdus Sattar Russell, Supervisor, Concervancy Department, Ward 8, were felicitated with Model Ward, Model Hospital and Model CI respectively. Honorable Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation, Mr. Rezaul Karim Chowdhury was present as the Chief Guest on the occasion. Mr. Masahiro Saito, Team Leader of JICA Project Team presided over the function. And as special guests Hon'ble Councilor of Ward 7 and Chairman of Standing Committee on Solid Waste Management of Chittagong City Corporation Mr. Mubarak Ali, Honorable Councilor of Ward No. 18, Mr. Noor Mostafa Tinu and Councilor of Ward No. 33, Mr. Hasan Murad (Biplob) were also present. On the occasion, the Hon'ble Mayor thanked the JICA project team for their tireless work in developing the city's waste management. He also highlighted the importance of setting up an eco-friendly incinerator at the Anandabazar landfill in Halishahar recently in collaboration with JICA, emphasizing on proper management of hospital waste and highlighting the harmful aspects of disposal of medical waste. He also lauded the pilot project of household waste segregation of JICA project team which has been in Ward No. 8 of the city since 2018 and hoped that it would be possible to build Chittagong as a clean, beautiful and healthy city with all the city dwellers including Ward No. 8.
15/03/2022
Solid Waste Management Rules-2021 Training at DSCC & CCC
JICA has arranged a training session on “Solid Waste Management Rules 2021” for the Waste Management Department and Waste Management Cell and other related department officials of Dhaka South City Corporation & Chattogram City Corporation on 3rd & 8th March respectively in collaboration with the Department of Environment. The event took place at the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Auditorium at DSCC and at Abdus Sattar Auditorium at Chattogram City Corporation Building, Anderkilla. The Solid Waste Management Rules-2021 was recently published by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
At DSCC, Chief Waste Management Officer, Dr. Tariq Bin Yousuf, Ex- Additional Chief Enginner of DNCC, Md. Iliyas Mahmoud, Deputy Director of DOE and Mr. Abul Hasnat Md. Ashraful Alam, Superintendent Engineer of DNCC and JICA Team Lader Mr. Masahiro Saito were attended the training session.
Mr. Khaled Mahmud, Secretary of the Chattogramg City Corporation, was the chief guest of the event. Mr. Mofidul Alam, Director, Chattogram Region, Department of Environment, Engr. Rafiqul Islam, Chief Engineer, Chattogram City Corporation, Mr. Abul Hasnat Md. Ashraful Alam, Superintendent Engineer, Dhaka North City Corporation and JICA Project Team, Team Leader, Mr. Masahiro Saito were also present on this program as Special guests.
Officials from the Dhaka South City Corporation & Chattogram City Corporation's Engineering department, Store & Purchase as well as other members of the JICA project team, were also present. All Conservancy Inspectors and Officers were also present to receive the training.
The training program compared between the various rules existed at the past regarding waste management with the renewed rules and regulations, highlighting the importance of the new rules and the responsibilities of different organizations in implementing the new rules. At the same time, it was urged that new rules be implemented as soon as possible.
The second part of the program had an information sharing session of the understanding from the JICA Solid Waste management online training which was held on November 2021. The learnings of the training were shared. At Chattogram, the workplan which will be implemented in the upcoming years for 3R expansion in Chattogram city corporation. The later part of the session had a presentation on the success story of 3R activity of Ward 08 in Chattogram City Corporation. The methodology of the work along with the process to achieve success was also elaborately explained in the session.
Similar training session will be conducted at Dhaka North Corporation for all Waste Management Department Inspectors and Officials and other related departments in the Middle of Match.
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