Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- A Tk 750 million makeover is in the works for Dhanmondi Lake, with plans to curb pollution and upgrade its surroundings, State Minister Mir Shahe Alam has told parliament.

On Wednesday, the state minister said in parliament that the project had received approval from the finance ministry, and the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) had already started work.

The lake has been handed over to the DSCC for 100 years, he added.

Shahe Alam also said a separate Tk 10 billion project to treat sewage from Gulshan, Dhanmondi, Baridhara, and Banani is awaiting approval from the Planning Commission.

Under the project, sewage would be transported through pipelines to the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant (DSTP) before being disc...