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The planning minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the meeting asked the authorities concerned to put more emphasis on creating awareness for planting trees side by side directed the Department of Fisheries to promote production and protection of fisheries in the haor areas.
Answering to a question, Mannan said development projects need amendments due to various reasons like the unexpected situations of COVID-19, natural disasters and there are also many issues which are out of the control of the government.
“But, we’re very much aware of the issues and trying to reduce the tendency of project revision through raising awareness, imparting training to the concerned staff and also through technology,” he added.
The planning minister told another questioner that the draft Sheikh Hasina Flyover project in Sunamganj would be a beautiful project and it would play an important role to connect Netrakona, Sunamganj and Sylhet through roads and flyovers.
He informed that the project would link Sunamganj’s Jamalganj, Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas with Netrakona, Sylhet through improved road connectivity featuring flyovers.
“Once the project is implemented, that area will take part in boosting the country’s GDP growth,” he added.
The other projects approved in the meeting are Motlob-Meghna-Dhonagoda-Beribadh road development and expansion project with Taka 121.93 crore, Ponds and Canals development throughout the country, 1st revised, with an additional cost of Taka 422.52 crore, Constructing modern food silos, 2nd revised, with an additional cost of Taka 1,648.98 crore, Drainage system development of Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) area, 2nd phase, 1st revised with an additional cost of Taka 741.71 crore and Extension of fish farming technology services at union level, 2nd phase, 2nd revised, with an additional cost of Taka 107.80 crore.
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