The World Bank (WB) will provide Tk 250 crore for the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans under a project, Strengthening Regional Co-operation for Wildlife Conservation (SRCWC). Anderson, vice-president of WB’s sustainable development wing told state minister for environment and forest Dr Hasan Mahmud during a meeting at his secretariat office on Saturday.
Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan have taken up such projects. Appreciating Bangladesh's steps on conservation of tigers, to increase their population under the Tiger Action Plan funded by the WB, Anderson said, the bank will continue its assistance for the purpose.
She also assured the state minister of the WB assistance on the ‘Dhaka Environment Workers Project' (DEWP). Prevention of water contamination of the surrounding rivers of the capital, establishment of a control room at the department of environment and setting up of   cluster of effluent treatment plants in the industrial areas would come under the DEWP, Inger said.
The WB, vice-president further told Dr Hasan that the WB would also provide assistance on development of Bangladesh's 'carbon positive agriculture'.
Thanking thanks to WB's vice-president Inger, the state minister said, “The WB is playing a vital role in conservation of environment and wildlife in Bangladesh.”
Later, the visiting WB official called on food and disaster management minister Dr MA Razzaque at his secre-tariat office.

News: The Independent/ Bangladesh/ Feb-21-2011