Dhaka, March 29 -- The largest infrastructure project aimed at mitigating Chattogram's chronic waterlogging is nearing completion, but concerns are mounting over the long-term maintenance of the system and the city's mounting waste management crisis.

While approximately 95 percent of the primary mitigation project is finished, the sustainability of these gains remains under threat.

Residents note that while the duration and extent of flooding have decreased significantly compared with previous years, the sustainability of these gains remains under threat.

Upon completion, the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is slated to take over the management of 36 canals, along with sluice gates and other vital infrastructure.

However, the corpor...