A directorate focused on climate change will be established within the environment ministry. An initial proposal for this initiative was given the green light during a trustee board meeting on Wednesday. Following the meeting, the state minister for environment, Hassan Mahmud, who chairs the board, informed reporters about the approval. In total, five proposals were provisionally approved during the meeting, with 33 non-government projects and 44 government projects receiving final approval. Additionally, the junior minister mentioned that machinery purchases for the Karnafuli Jute Mills and Forat Karnafuli Carpet Factory will be funded through the climate change fund. He mentioned that the army's projects to build solar power plants at various military sites, including the headquarters, were granted conditional final approval. He noted that projects by non-government agencies received final approval following a reduction in budget. These organizations had requested up to Tk 50 million, but will now receive between Tk 2 million and 10 million under the revised budget.