World Water Day is being observed in the country and elsewhere around the globe. Various government and private organisations will hold elaborate programmes on the occasion of the day. This years theme is Water for Peace.

World Water Day is observed annually as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater. According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the day is observed on March 22 every year. This proposal was adopted in Rio, Brazil, in 1992. There was a demand to declare a special day for water resources. The first World Water Day was celebrated in 1993.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the day.

In his message, the President said that the balanced availability of water, equitable distribution and sustainable use of water from source to consumer must be ensured through proper management of water resources.

There is no alternative to water for agriculture, transportation, fish production, urbanisation, and industrialization in Bangladesh, which is a country of rivers, he added.

He called upon individuals and all public and private institutions to take effective initiatives to ensure planned and moderate use of the precious natural resource of water.

In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the Water Act, the National Water Policy, and the Water Regulations have already been formulated to introduce water resource management and water use discipline.

The Ministry of Water Resources has been taking necessary steps regarding river management, flood control, irrigation and drainage, and prevention of river bank erosion, she added.

 

Source: somoynews