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ECNEC okays Tk 2,228cr project for Munshiganj-Dhaka-Narayanganj roads
DHAKA, Dec 8, 2020 (BSS) – The government today approved a Taka 2,227.77 crore project to widen the road from Panchaboti to Muktarpur and also to construct a double-deck road for establishing easier and cost efficient road communication of Munshiganj with Dhaka and Narayanganj.
The approval came from a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held today with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
The premier joined the meeting virtually from her official Ganobhaban residence while ministers and secretaries concerned joined the meeting from the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
Briefing reporters after the meeting virtually, General Economics Division (GED) member of the Planning Commission Dr Shamsul Alam informed that the day’s meeting approved a total of four projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 3,903.61 crore. “The entire project cost will come from the state exchequer,” he added.
Of the approved four projects, two are new while two others are revised projects.
Revealing the details of the project titled “Widening of road from Panchaboti to Muktarpur and constriction of a double-deck road,” Planning Commission member of the Physical Infrastructure Division Mamun-Al-Rashid said that Bangladesh Bridges Authority under the Bridges Division will implement the project by June 2025.
The project area covers Narayanganj Sadar and Munshiganj Sadar upazilas.
Referring to a study on the project, he informed that once implemented, the project will cut the travel cost by 62 percent, the waiting time will reduce by 74 percent while the average speed of vehicles using this road would increase by 4.45 times.
The main project operations include some 44.50 acres of land acquisition and rehabilitation, some 7,01,140.20 cubic meter earth works, 10.75 km pavement and other works, construction of some 14.79km of median, some 9.06km of ramp and 25 meter bridge.
Besides, there will be 248 cubic meter of box culvert, 25.31 km of drains, 20,193.75 square meter road marking, construction of four toll plazas, three toll monitoring buildings and six weigh stations, 151 meter road widening, construction of 6,175 square meter truck stand and 9.35km temporary road.
GED Member Dr Shamsul Alam said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the meeting asked the authorities concerned to change slightly the title of the project as she directed to use the term ‘double-deck road’ instead of ‘elevated expressway’.
The premier also asked the authorities concerned to speedily implement the project, opining that the deadline should not be 2025 to finish the project works.
Dr Alam said responding to a request, the meeting raised the project cost for consultancy purpose to Taka 25 crore from the initially proposed Taka 10 crore to have much better consultancy services.
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