Dhaka, June 19 -- Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee has said it is possible to permanently safeguard the people living along the Teesta banks from river erosion and flooding through well-planned embankments and dredging.

He shared the assessment on Friday during an exchange meeting at the Oboshor Rest House after inspecting the Teesta Barrage, Bangladesh's largest irrigation project, in Hatibandha Upazila under Lalmonirhat.

The minister said a technical team and experts had gathered at the prime minister's direction to work out how best to tackle the problem.

"If we carry out properly planned dam construction and dredging, we will be able to protect the people of this region from river erosion and flooding," he said....