The government is planning to develop infrastructure and increase the accommodation of educational institutions located in haor (wetland) areas to improve the quality of education there. The government plans to increase the facilities of these educational institutions which are lagging behind for a long time.
The education ministry has identified 25 educational institutions in the hoar areas of Kishoreganj and taken up a special project in this regard.
The special project aims at increasing accommodation and infrastructure development of these institutions. Once the project is implemented, it will increase quality of education and ensure good atmosphere. Mass number of students can take admission in those institutes. It would be possible to increase the quality of education in addition to human resources development.
The project with an estimated cost of Tk 401.27 crore will come from the government exchequer. The Education Engineering Department will implement the project by December 2021. A senior official of the planning commission told Bangladesh Post that the education ministry has sent the proposal to the planning commission for approval. The Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) is now scrutinising it.
After that, it will be placed before the executive committee of the national economic council (ECNEC) for approval. Sources at the ministry said, the in the haor areas literacy rate is very low compared to the 71 per cent across the country. In the haor areas in Kishoreganj, it is only 30 percent on an average. There are 47 schools and colleges in the area. The ministry has brought 25 institutes under the project, they added.
The main activities of the project are construction of nine hostels and separate building for principals and teachers. The project also aims at establishing IT cell, library, academic building, laboratory and other necessary equipment.
