Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said integrated planning is needed to ensure eco-friendly tourism development and coastal area protection.
She made the remarks on Thursday at a seminar titled "Formulating an Integrated Plan for Eco-tourism in Payra Port City and Kuakata Coastal Region," held at the conference hall of the Public Works Department in Segunbagicha.
The adviser stressed the importance of zoning in coastal areas and introducing Coastal Zone Management Rules and Special Management Plans.
She also emphasized the need for updating the Coastal Zone Policy.
She said coastal green belts must be established and waste management need to be modernized.
At the seminar, Project Director Sharif Mohammad Tariquzzaman presented the project proposals, while BUET professors Dr. Shamsul Hoque, Dr. Israt Islam, and Dr. Mosleh Uddin Hasan discussed the findings.
The event was attended by RAJUK Chairman Major General Siddiqur Rahman Sarkar (Retd.), Additional Secretary Md. Abdul Matin, Chief Engineer Shamim Akhtar, and other senior officials and urban planners.
Later, the environment adviser addressed a stakeholder consultation meeting on the proposed "Zero Waste Action Plan" to eliminate plastic pollution from Saint Martin’s Island.
The meeting was attended by members of the Bangladesh Sustainability Alliance, ministry officials, and the Director General of the Department of Environment.
