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ECNEC-MEETING-2 LAST DHAKA
The day’s ECNEC meeting also approved the 1st revision of the Bangladesh regional domestic road transport project-1 (Chattogram-Dhaka-Ashuganj) and connected river ways dredging and installation of ancillary infrastructures including terminals with an additional cost of Taka 149.42 crore.
Regarding the project, the planning minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the authorities concerned to ensure proper waste management at the bus terminals, train stations and river ports alongside ensuring proper management and disposal of medical waste.
Noting that massive development works are now undergoing across the country, the premier said that industries should not be set up here and there like on the arable land or on the homesteads, rather industries should have to be set up at the dedicated areas or zones for industries.
Mannan said the Prime Minister also stressed the need for dredging properly the rivers and canals and other waterways since Bangladesh is a riverine country and goods can be transported through waterways with less cost.
Referring to the approval of Canal re-excavation project for addressing water logging at Begumganj, Chatkhil, Senbagh and Sonaimuri upazilas in Noakhali with Taka 71.87 crore, the planning minister said the premier stressed that both sides of the rivers and canals should have to be freed from the encroachers while the canals should be also freed from water hyacinth.
The other approved project in the meeting is Bhairab River Re-excavation (2nd phase) with Taka 237.56 crore.
BSS/ASG/GM/GA/1737 hrs