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The ECNEC meeting also approved the Land Acquisition and Utility Transfer
Project: Support for the Improvement of Dhaka (Kachpur)-Sylhet- Tamabil Highway
into four-lane and construction of separate service lanes in both sides
with Taka 3,885.72 crore.
Under the project, land acquisition on both sides of the 270.557 kilometre
highway will be completed side by side there will be transfer of necessary
utilities to gradually upgrade this highway into four-lane and thus expand
the regional road network.
Once the project is implemented, dynamism will be infused to the trade and
commerce activities in this region while this initiative will also expedite
the extension process of the Asian highway network as well as regional road
network including BIMSTEC corridor and SAARC corridor.
Referring to the approval of the Reconstruction of Cumilla Central Jail
project with Taka 624.98 crore, the Planning Minister said Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina in the meeting gave directives to the authorities concerned to
gradually keep a courtroom in every jail apparently considering the
inconvenience of those inmates who are unable to go to courts due to their
physical conditions.
The other projects approved in the meeting are Second Urban Region
Development with Taka 1,867 crore, Rehabilitation of affected roads and
development of footpaths and drains of Dhaka South City Corporation with Taka
774.66 crore, Urban Development Programme on climate change impact at
Barishal City Corporation with Taka 130.19 crore, Strengthening Teletalk
network coverage in the remote areas through installing solar base station
with Taka 406.18 crore, Upgrading Keranihat-Bandarban National Highway into
due standard, height and width with Taka 235.03 crore.
The remaining approved projects are Further development of Jahangirnagar
University with Taka 1,445.36 crore, Establishing seven regional offices of
Bangladesh Public Service Commission Secretariat and its capacity
strengthening with Taka 126.90 crore, Land acquisition and other related
works for establishing CPGCBL-Sumitomo 1200 MW ultra super critical coal-
based power plant with Taka 1,270.09 crore, Construction of roads and other
related infrastructures for setting up Paira 1320 MW coal-based power plant
with Taka 250.62 crore, Establishment of three handloom service centres in
different hand-loom prone areas, 2nd Revised with Taka 88.80 crore,
Modernization and infrastructural extension of Bangladesh Handloom Education
Training Institute, Narsingdi with Taka 60.15 crore, Greater Mymensingh rural
Infrastructure Development, 2nd Revised with Taka 690 crore, River Garai
dredging and embankment protection with Taka 591.58 crore, Char Bagadi pump
house and Hajimara regulator rehabilitation under Chandpur irrigation project
with Taka 117.46 crore, Rangpur Division agriculture and rural development
with Taka 321.22 crore and Buffaloes development (2nd phase) with Taka 162.93
crore, Emergency support on water supply and sanitation at Ukhia and Teknaf
upazilas in Cox’s Bazar with Taka 585.33 crore and Further development of
Cumilla University with Taka 1,655.50 crore.
BSS/ASG/GM/RY/1720 hrs