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ECNEC-MEETING-TWO-LAST
Turning to the implementation status of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the July-August period of the current fiscal year, Mannan said the ADP implementation reached 4.48 percent with Taka 9,626 crore during this two-month period.
The ADP implementation rate during the July-August period of the last fiscal year was 3.49 percent with Taka 3,308 crore.
The Planning Minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the meeting said that the government is widening and strengthening every road and highway in the country and such operation would continue in future also.
The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to implement the roads and highways development works maintaining due standard side by side avoiding the homesteads of poor people in case of constructing roads, even if possible slightly changing the road alignments.
The Premier also vowed to further strengthen the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) to boost the project monitoring and Evaluation capacity.
She renewed her directives to keep necessary water bodies and ponds while constructing any infrastructure side by side remaining alert about the price during procurement of project related various items.
The other projects approved in the meeting are developing Mymensingh (Raghurampur)-Fulpur-Nakla-Sherpur (R-371) regional highway with Taka 855.49 crore, Upgrading the pavement from Bindu circle of Rajshahi-Nouhata-Choumasia road to Nouhata bridge via airport to four-lane with Taka 326.87 crore, Road widening and strengthening from Uposhohor circle to Sonadighi circle and from Malopara circle to Sagarpara circle in Rajshahi, 2nd Revised, with Taka 126.40 crore, Ashrayan-2 Project, 3rd Revised, with Taka 4,826.16 crore, Zoonosis and Intra border animal disease prevention and control research with Taka 150.42 crore, Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation capabilities of IMED, 3rd Revised with Taka 68.85 crore, Erecting 400KV Transmission line from Rahanpur to Monkosha border for importing power from Jharkhand of India through Chapainawabganj district with Taka 225.49 crore.
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