The minister said the canal excavation program has been strengthened since last year. Under the model canal program, not only drainage and water conservation, but multipurpose use of the canal will be ensured. Initiatives will be taken to plant trees beside the canal, rear fish and raise ducks.

Mentioning that under this program importance is also being given to creating canal-centric employment, the minister said cooperative societies will be formed with 20 members each from the extremely poor population. Members of these societies will serve as guards of the canal. They will be involved in fish and duck farming and tree care and brought under contract. Through this, employment opportunities will be created for them.

The minister said the Mahendranagar Model Canal is about 15 kilometers long. It starts from Mahendranagar in Lalmonirhat and falls into the Teesta River.

Regarding the Prime Minister's visit, the minister said the Prime Minister's itinerary includes visiting ‘Aviation and Aerospace University Bangladesh’ in Lalmonirhat and inspecting the ‘Alokito Lalmonirhat’ program. The Prime Minister wants to see on the ground the people's participation and the progress of the program in the initiative to make the region crime-free through a social movement, the minister also said.

The minister further mentioned that on the way of the visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate a disaster-resilient house built under the initiative of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. Such houses have been undertaken to be built in the homesteads of families whose land amount is between 2 and 10 decimals. At that time, Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner Muha. Rashedul Haque Pradhan, District Council Administrator AKM Mominul Haque, and related officials and leaders were present.