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           May
          21, 2000 
           
           
          
           
          Sirajganj,
          May 20 (UNB) – A Tk 8.21-crore project to repair a groin to protect
          parts of the district town from the erosion of Jamuna is nearing
          completion. 
           
          
           
          The
          project funded by the government and World Bank was undertaken last
          year to save the northern parts of poura area and Khoksabari union of
          sadar upazila. 
           
          
           
          Water
          Development Board sources said 65 per cent of project work has been
          done already and the rest will be completed before next rainy season. 
           
          
           
          Under
          the supervision of the Board four contractors are repairing the groin
          by placing stones and CC blocks at the vulnerable point of the dam. 
           
          
          
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