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CITY-INFRASTRUCTURAL-DEVELOPMENT (with picture)
Tk 795 cr dev projects being implemented in Rajshahi city
RAJSHAHI, Nov 23, 2019 (BSS)- Physical infrastructural development projects
are being implemented in Rajshahi city areas involving around Taka 795.59
crore aiming at improving road communication networks in the region.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been implementing six projects to
attain the cherished goal through developing sustainable citizen-friendly
living after installing the scopes of quality physical infrastructural
facilities of roads, drains and culverts, said Ashraful Haque, Chief Engineer
of RCC.
A four-lane east-west connecting road from the Rajshahi-Naogaon highway to
Mohanpur Rajshahi-Natore highway is being constructed with the main thrust of
building a strong and effective communication system.
Construction of a two-lane 327.5-meter flyover with ram on the railway
track is one of the major components of the 6.793-killometer road
construction project which is being implemented at a cost of around Taka
182.68 crore.
Upon completion of the project works by June, 2020, the road will create
scopes of improving socio-economic condition of the public in general side by
side with reducing urban poverty; installing an easy communication system
between the Rajshahi city and national and regional connectivity.
Aimed at freeing the city’s around seventy-five percent areas from water-
logging by June, 2020, a project titled “Drain Construction for Removing
Water-logging in Rajshahi city (Third Phase)” is being implemented involving
around Taka 193.29-crore (proposed).
Construction of 93.40-km drains including 67.75-km tertiary and 19.29-km
secondary ones are at the final stage.
Four railway culverts are being expanded beside construction of 8.67-km
approach roads in addition to the procurement of two long-boom excavators and
two rubber trucks under the project.
To make the traffic movement unhindered through expansion of the road
crossings, 132.27-kilometer roads, 49.21-kilometer drains and 19.5-kilometer
footpaths beside some of the physical infrastructure are being constructed
and developed at different areas at a cost of around Taka 172.98 crore.
Another existing road from Kalpana Cinema Hall crossing to Talaimary
crossing is being elevated to four-lane with 2.20-meter wide footpath on both
sides at a cost of around Taka 127.5 crore.
Two other roads, one from Upashahar crossing to Sonadighi crossing and
other from Malopara crossing to Sagarpara crossing, are being widened. Main
objective of the Taka 108.27-crore project is to smooth movement of city
dwellers.
Reconstruction works of the century-old public library building is
progressing fast here as initiative has been taken to modernize the library
to meet up the demand of time here under a Taka 21.95-crore project.
Construction works of a five-storey building of Padma Library and 17.94-
kilometer footpaths were completed beside renovation of six dilapidated
temples under the project.
While talking to BSS, Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said the city
corporation has also planned eight more need-based projects with an estimated
cost of around Taka 9,139.32 crore.
He said the city corporation has been implementing various programmes to
bring a qualitative change particularly in the field of infrastructural and
environmental elevation in the metropolitan city.
“We are planning to establish Sheikh Russell Science City and Safari Park
in the city on 100 acres of land with an estimated cost of around Taka 511.09
crore within a shortest possible time,” Liton added.
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