Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The government has taken an initiative to recover and rejuvenate Ati Khal, a canal locally known as a "dead stretch" of the Buriganga River, in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka.

The move aims to restore drainage capacity, revive inland navigation and improve the local environment through large-scale excavation, according to sources at the Ministry of Water Resources.

Locally referred to as the "dead Buriganga," Ati Khal flows through Keraniganj upazila. The canal is about 15.75 kilometres long, with a width ranging from 10 to 45 metres. It originates from the Dhaleshwari River at Char Akshail in Kalatia union and, after passing through several mouzas, falls into the Buriganga at Kholamora in Shakta union.

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