Rangpur, June 19 -- Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Friday said the Teesta Master Plan is expected to receive approval at the next meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), with implementation work to begin after completion of assessments by an expert team.

"The Prime Minister has taken the project as a priority initiative. Therefore, residents along the Teesta basin have nothing to worry about anymore," Annie meanwhile told reporters after visiting the Teesta Bridge area in Kaunia, Rangpur, on Friday evening.

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