DHAKA, Feb 14, 2019 (BSS) – Payra Port Authority (PPA) today signed an
agreement with Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC), BUET and
Royal HaskoningDHV of Netherlands for ‘Consultancy Services for Preparation
of Payra Port Detailed Master Plan’.
Commodore M Jahangir Alam, Chairman of Payra Sea Port Authority, Director
of BRTC of BUET Professor Dr. Md. Shamsul Hoque and Strategic Business
Director of Royal HaskoningDHV Eric Smit signed the deal for the respective
sides.
Secretary to the Shipping Ministry Md Abdus Samad and Ambassador of
Netherlands in Dhaka Harry Verweij were present at the signing ceremony held
at the Shipping Ministry here.
Chairman of Payra port said Payra Port will be the leader in sea borne
trade in terms of efficiency and competitiveness by adopting development
strategy including port smartification and technology in future. The master
Plan Report will be significantly helpful in adopting plans for socio-
economic and industrial development encircling Payra Port.
Ultimately, this port will make southern part of Bangladesh economically
vibrant, he added.
According to the deal, preparations for the Master plan with related
reports and documents will be completed by the consultant within 18 months.
Sources said 29 BUET professors and 61 experts of Royal HaskoningDHV will be
employed during execution of the contract.
Payra Port is the 3rd seaport of the country on the bank of Rabnabad
channel of Patuakhali district in the south of the country. Payra Port is one
of the “10 Fast Track” projects which is being implemented by the government
with top priority.
Under a mid-term-plan, Payra Port Authority will implement construction of
first terminal, capital dredging of Ramnabad Channel, coal and dry bulk
terminal, multipurpose terminal through the 3rd Indian Line of Credit (LOC),
sources said.
In the long-term-plan, the PPA plans to implement transshipment terminal,
deep-water container terminal, offshore terminal or supply base, core port
infrastructure, renewable power generation, housing, education health
facilities, procurement of Towage Harbour Tugs and internal ferry terminal
etc.
Other necessary infrastructures like air port, rail connectivity, ship
yard and ship repair facility, LNG and Liquid Bulk Terminal will be built by
other ministries concerned, said the sources.
For each of above components, the consultant will deliver Feasibility Study
Report, ESIA (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment).
The Detailed Port Master Plan will be developed by the consultants through
Topographic Surveys, Site Investigations and Modeling Studies. Exact location
of terminals and all necessary port Components and infrastructures will be
sketched on the Master Plan.
In case of both mid and long term projects of Payra Port Authority,
priority and implementation strategy of components will be finalized on the
basis of Master Plan reports. The most useful aspect of Master Plan is
documentation of Feasibility Study Report, ESIA, etc.