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DREDGING-KARNAPHULI
Dredging in Karnaphuli River resumes
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 16, 2018 (BSS) – The much-awaited capital dredging in the
Karnaphuli river, the life line of country’s premier port Chattogram, resumed
today after five years. A company named ‘E-Engineering Limited’, under the
supervision of Bangladesh Navy is carrying out the dredging at a cost of Taka
242 crore.
Funded by Chattogram Port Authority (CPA), the company will dredge 42
lakh cubic feet mud with a view to removing siltation and keeping
navigational operation smooth in the river.
Earlier, a Malaysian Maritime and Dredging Corporation (MMDC) left the
capital dredging work after partially completing at a cost of Taka 229 crore
54 lakh 39.
Port sources said E Engineering Limited as per agreement would complete
the dredging works within the next four years.
Arifur Rahman, Chief Hydrographer Commander of Chattogram Port, said an
agreement between Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) and Bangladesh Navy was
signed recently for massive dredging works of the Karnaphuli and construction
of a jetty at Chattogram port.
He said the extended capital dredging project will be carried out a total
of 2.5 kilometre area from Sadarghat jetty to Karnaphuli Bridge, near
Bakalia.
“Protection of the two sides of the river Karnaphuli, construction of a
marine drive and 400 metre long lighterage jetty are also included in the
dredging works,” he added.
Saiful Islam, director of E Engineering, told BSS that two dredgers
Mikhail-1 and Safir-1 were imported from Holland at a cost of Taka130 crore
for the dredging .
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