Construction work of 12 bridges at 8 unions of Shaghata upazila in the district has been progressing fast for few months aimed at promoting the road communication system in rural areas, reports BSS.
Upazila project implementation office under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief is implementing the work spending Taka 3.24 crore under the direct supervision of the upazila administration, office sources said.
The bridges are being built over different canals and water bodies at Bonarpara, Padumshahar, Bharatkhali, Muktinagar, Kachua, Ghuridaha, Holdia, and Jumarbari unions of the upazila.
Average 80 percent work had already been completed and the rest work would be finished by June 30, it was expected, said Abdul Hamid, sub assistant engineer of the office.
Mithun Kundu, upazila project implementation officer, said with the completion of the construction work of the bridges the water stagnant would be removed side by side with upgrading the road communication system at rural areas.
Earlier, deputy speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament and local lawmaker Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah formally inaugurated the construction work of the bridges.