ECNEC okays 5 projects worth Tk 987.80cr

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved a project for water preservation and safe water supply' with an estimated cost of Tk 374.51 crore, aiming to reduce dependence on groundwater for safe water supply.

The approval for the project, titled ‘excavation or renovation of pond and water bodies under district council - came at the weekly ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. 
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said a total of five projects were approved at the meeting with an estimated cost of Tk 987.80 crore.
‘Of the total project cost, Tk 974.31 crore will come from the national exchequer while Tk 13.49 crore from the own fund of the organisation concerned,’ he said.
The minister said all the approved projects are new ones. He said some 809 ponds, large ponds, water bodies in 42 districts will come under the re-excavation/renovation project and those have been selected by field-level executive engineers through physical inspections.
Under this project, 809 ponds will be re-excavated and of them 574 will have sand filtered. Besides, there will be 225 solar PSF along with 10 pond water filtration system.
The aims of the project are to ensure sustainable, green and beautiful development, harvest rainwater and reduce dependence on groundwater and expand groundwater tables and rural water supply areas.
The ECNEC also approved “land acquisition and rehabilitation for setting up 300-400 MW super critical coal-based power plant in Munshiganj” with Tk 283.29 crore in view to set up coal based power plant as part of coal based power generation to reach at 50 per cent of total generation by coal based power plant. 
Electricity Generation Company Limited will implement the project between July 2016 to June 2018. 
Under the project the implementing agency will acquire 300 acres land to construct boiler, turbine, Chimney, water treatment and jetty to stock cola from varge.     
The other projects approved at the meeting are construction of Rangpur divisional headquarters with Tk 76.63 crore, development of connecting road for Rupganj Jalshiri Abasan with Tk 102.66 crore and construction of officers’ mess complexes and residents with other related works for the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence at Dhaka Cantonment with Tk 150.71 crore.

ECNEC okays 5 projects worth Tk 987.80cr

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved a project for water preservation and safe water supply with an estimated cost of Tk 374.51 crore, aiming to reduce dependence on groundwater for safewater supply. The approval for the project, titled excavation or renovation of pond and water bodies under district council - came at the weekly ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamalsaid a total of five projects were approved at the meeting with an estimated cost ofTk 987.80 crore. Of the total project cost, Tk 974.31 crore will come from the national exchequer while Tk 13.49 crore from the own fund of the organisation concerned, he said. The minister said all the approved projects are new ones. He said some 809 ponds, large ponds, water bodies in 42 districts will come under the re-excavation/renovation project and those have been selected by field-level executive engineers through physical inspections. Under this project, 809 ponds will be re-excavated and of them 574 will have sand filtered. Besides, there will be 225 solar PSF along with 10 pond water filtration system. The aims of the project are to ensure sustainable, green and beautiful development, harvest rainwater and reduce dependence on groundwater and expand groundwater tables and rural watersupply areas. The ECNEC also approved land acquisition and rehabilitation for setting up 300-400 MW super critical coal-based power plant in Munshiganj with Tk 283.29 crore in view to set up coal based power plant as part of coal based power generation to reach at 50 per cent of total generation by coal based power plant. Electricity Generation Company Limited will implement the project between July 2016 to June 2018. Under the project the implementing agency will acquire 300 acres land to construct boiler, turbine, Chimney, water treatment and jetty to stock cola from varge. The other projects approved at the meeting are construction of Rangpur divisional headquarters with Tk 76.63 crore, development of connecting road for Rupganj Jalshiri Abasan with Tk 102.66 crore and construction of officers mess complexes and residents with other related works for the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence at Dhaka Cantonment withTk 150.71 crore.