The progress review mission of the German Development Bank (KfW) on the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIMP) Project of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), along with its affiliated Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Center (CReLIC), concluded successfully on Thursday.
The mission, conducted from 22 to 27 November, was led by KfW Portfolio Manager Johannes Hengst. He was accompanied by Technical Expert Peter Rooney and Portfolio Coordinator (Urban Development) SK Touhidur Rahman, according to a press release.
From 22–24 November, the team visited Satkhira district to inspect ongoing development activities under the project.
On 25 November, the Progress Review Mission held discussions with LGED Chief Engineer Javed Karim regarding CRIMP–CReLIC operations.
The mission continued on 26 November with meetings involving the Local Government Division (LGD), the Economic Relations Division (ERD), and the German development agency GIZ. The discussions focused on CReLIC’s activities and its future prospects.
The visit concluded on 27 November, with an exchange meeting with LGED officials and consultants to discuss CReLIC’s progress, upcoming tasks and future plans.
Md Shahanur, Additional Chief Engineer (Urban Management) and Acting Director of CReLIC, was present during the meeting.
LGED was represented by Md Abdul Khalek, Project Director of CRIMP, Md Latif Hossain Executive Engineer of CReLIC, Fatema Ismat Ara Senior Assistant Engineer, Arpon Pal and Afifa Sultana Pritul Assistant Engineer and relevant consultants.
