Plan to turn Joypurhat's historic Nandail Dighi into a major tourism centre, says State Minister Abdul Bari

The government has planned to develop the historic Nandail Dighi in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat into a large and attractive tourism centre.

State Minister for Public Administration and Food Abdul Bari said that if the proposed project is approved, its development work will begin within the current fiscal year.

The state minister made the remarks while visiting the historic dighi, located in Punat union of Kalai upazila, at around 5pm on Friday (13 November).

Outlining the proposed tourism project during the visit, Abdul Bari said there are plans for a walkway around the dighi, a watch tower, two modern rest houses, a park, a cable car and battery-run scooters, in order to attract tourists and improve their recreation and travel facilities.

He said the project could be approved between December and January, and expressed hope that if so, implementation work could start within the current fiscal year.

Abdul Bari also said that once implemented, the project would draw large numbers of domestic and foreign tourists and visitors to Nandail Dighi.

That would make local economic activity more dynamic, create new employment opportunities for people of the area and open a new door for recreation in the region, he added.

Present during the visit were the minister's wife Nazma Ara Bari, Kalai Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Faisal Ahmed, Kalai police station officer-in-charge Saidul Alam, Kalai upazila BNP convener Ibrahim Hossain, senior joint convener Mawdud Alam, Kalai municipal BNP convener Sajjadur Rahman Talukdar, joint convener Abdul Alim and local leaders of various levels.