Staff Correspondent

An inception workshop was organized by the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC), under the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming Project (CRIMP) implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) held on Thursday at Seminar Room of LGED Headquarters.Md. Azharul Islam, Additional Chief Engineer of LGED and Director of CReLIC presided over the workshop.Md. Belal Hossain, Chief Engineer of LGED, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. During his speech, the Chief Engineer said,  under this LGED component, a database of post-disaster damages in three pilot districts—Satkhira, Bhola, and Barguna will be developed. Utilizing geospatial data this initiative will assist in evidence-based risk identification, strategic planning and targeted investment decision-making. Prof  Dr. Hasan Mahmud Team Leader of the consulting firm NACOM-O.CREEDS JV presented the methodology for disaster loss and damage data collection and the overall work plan to the participants.Representatives from various departments, including the Department of Environment (DoE), Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), Department of Disaster Management (DDM), Public Works Department (PWD) and the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) attended the workshop and shared their insights.Notable attendees from LGED included Additional Chief Engineers Syeda Asma Khatun, Kazi Saiful Kabir, and Md. Wahiduzzaman. Superintending Engineers: Md. Akhter Hossain and Md. Golam Mowla. Project Director (CRIMP-CReLIC) Md. Abdul Khaleque. CReLIC Executive Engineer Fatema Ismat Ara, Assistant Engineer Arpan Paul along with specialist consultants from CReLIC.