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Govt working to turn villages into towns: Mozammel
DHAKA, Sept 03, 2019 (BSS) – Liberation War Affairs Minister A K M Mozammel
Haque today said as a part of ‘My Village-My Town’ plan, the government will
turn every village into town providing civic amenities including, electricity
and gas, for the citizens.
“The government is working relentlessly to connect each village with major
cities including the capital city Dhaka through road connectivity,” he said.
The minister said while inaugurating the 28 MVA power sub-station built at
a cost of Tk 20 crore at Naojor Kodda Eidgah Maidan in Gazipur district.
Through the sub-station, interrupted electricity will be provided to 11
villages, the minister said, adding that development works of Kasimpur and
Konabari power stations are underway to upgrade the capability of those
stations to 40 and 55 MVA respectively.
Two new sub-stations are being constructed in Kasimpur and three in
Deoliabari spending Taka 60 crore to ensure continuous power supply at 30
villages across the country, he added.
With Gazipur City Corporation Ward-13 Councilor Khorshed Alam Sarkar in
the chair, the function was addressed, among others, by Rural Electrification
Board Executive Engineer Rezaul Karim and Eminent educationist MA Bari.
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