ECNEC approves 8 projects involving Tk 1576.32cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved eight development projects involving Tk 1576.32 crore including a project to develop some 1557 km district roads under 10 zones to ensure safe road transport communication across the country.
The endorsement came from the 30th ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year held at the NEC conference room at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Briefing the reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said of the total outlay of Tk 1576.32 crore, Tk 1,560.82 crore will come from the government exchequer and the rest of Tk 15.50 crore from the organisations own fund.
Of the eight projects, six are new while two are revised projects. State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan was present at the briefing.
Kamal said Roads and Highways Department under the Roads and Highways Division will implement the project titled Development of district roads (Dhaka Zone, Mymensingh Zone, Chittagong Zone, Comilla Zone, Sylhet Zone, Khulna Zone, Barisal Zone, Gopalganj Zone, Rajshahi Zone and Rangpur Zone.
According to Detailed Project Plan (DPP), there will also be construction of some RCC culverts, drains, RCC box culverts, RCC bridges, construction of pavements apart from road development.
The ECNEC approved another project titled Protection of right embankment of the River Padma for protecting the Kuthibari of Biswa Kabi Rabindranath Tagore and the adjacent areas with Tk 180.68 crore.
Bangladesh Water Development Board under the Ministry of Water Resources will implement the project at Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district from May, 2015 to June, 2018.
Under the project some 3.72 km right side bank the Padma to protect the Kuthibari as well as Shilaidah Union Parishad and the surrounding agricultural lands, many government and private properties and establishments will be protected.
The other projects approved in the meeting are construction of Multi-storey building for BSCIC at Tejgaon area in the capital with Tk 62 crore, construction of Rajshahi Jail Training Academy with Tk 73.42 crore, construction of some 50 circle ASP office cum residential buildings for police involving Tk 38.29 crore, introduction of tourism facilities at Parky and Patenga in Chittagong at cost of Tk 49.61 crore, establishment of upazila livestock development center (ULDC), (3rd phase) with Tk 131.15 crore, and establishment of fertilizer testing and research centre involving Tk 44.51 crore.
