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Telephone

01733233118

Website

https://nrcc.gov.bd/

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Activities

1. River Protection and Restoration

• Prevent illegal river encroachment and restore natural river flow.
• Recover occupied riverbanks, wetlands, canals, and floodplains.
• Ensure ecological connectivity from upstream rivers to estuaries and coastal zones.
• Promote sustainable dredging to maintain navigability and sediment balance reaching the Bay of Bengal.

2. Pollution Control for Marine Protection

• Monitor and reduce industrial, municipal, agricultural, and plastic pollution entering rivers.
• Establish river-based pollution control systems to prevent contaminants from reaching the Bay of Bengal.
• Coordinate with environmental agencies to reduce:
  • heavy metals,
  • untreated sewage,
  • ship waste,
  • microplastics,
  • chemical runoff.
• Promote “source-to-sea” pollution management.

3. Conservation of Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems

• Protect estuaries, mangroves, and coastal wetlands connected to rivers.
• Support conservation of the Sundarbans and other coastal ecosystems affected by upstream river degradation.
• Monitor salinity intrusion and ecological changes caused by altered river flow.

4. Integrated River–Ocean Governance

• Develop policies linking river conservation with marine and coastal management.
• Coordinate with:
  • Ministry of Water Resources,
  • Ministry of Environment,
  • Department of Environment,
  • Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA),
  • Blue Economy Cell,
  • coastal authorities.
• Promote integrated watershed and coastal zone management.

5. Climate Change and Disaster Resilience

• Address river erosion, flooding, cyclones, and sea-level rise through ecosystem-based river management.
• Improve freshwater flow to reduce coastal salinity and protect coastal livelihoods.
• Support climate adaptation strategies for riverine and coastal communities.

6. Protection of Biodiversity and Fisheries

• Conserve aquatic biodiversity from rivers to marine ecosystems.
• Protect migratory fish species whose life cycles connect rivers and the Bay of Bengal.
• Reduce habitat destruction affecting freshwater and marine fisheries.

7. Research, Monitoring, and Data Systems

• Conduct research on river pollution transport to the Bay of Bengal.
• Develop national databases on:
  • river health,
  • sediment flow,
  • marine pollution pathways,
  • coastal ecosystem impacts.
• Use GIS, satellite monitoring, and water-quality surveillance systems.

8. Blue Economy and Sustainable Development

• Support sustainable river transport and environmentally responsible economic activities.
• Protect river systems essential for ports, fisheries, tourism, and coastal livelihoods.
• Integrate river conservation into Bangladesh’s Blue Economy strategy.

9. Public Awareness and Community Participation

• Raise awareness about the connection between river pollution and marine degradation.
• Encourage community-based river and coastal conservation initiatives.
• Promote citizen participation in protecting waterways from source to sea.

10. Legal and Institutional Strengthening

• Strengthen enforcement powers of the NRCC.
• Develop legal frameworks recognizing rivers, estuaries, and connected marine ecosystems as ecologically interconnected systems.
• Establish accountability mechanisms for polluters affecting both rivers and the Bay of Bengal.

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