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ECNEC-MEETING-TWO-LAST
The day’s ECNEC meeting also approved the installation of some 8.50 lakh
smart pre-payment meters under DPDC area with an estimated cost of Taka
657.95 crore.
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited under the Power Division will
implement the project by June 2021 at Ramna, Jigatola, Dhanmondi, Adabor,
Poribag, Kakrail, Banoshri, Moghbazar, Shyamoli, Kamrangirchar, Banglabazar,
Narinda, Postogola and Demra under Dhaka and Fatullah, Shitalakhya, and
Siddhirganj upazilas under Narayanganj district.
The project aims to improve the standard of clients’ services through
digitization as well as improving the load control and revenue realization
management, bringing down non-technical loss at zero level, load control
management and checking misuse of power.
The other projects approved in the meeting are Nabinagar-Ashuganj Road
Development Project with Taka 421.45 crore, Upgrading Bhaluka-Gafargaon-
Hossainpur road into due standard and width with Taka 218.58 crore, Upgrading
Tangail-Delduar district highway, Kortia-Basail district highway and Delduar-
Elasin portion of Pakulla-Delduar-Elasin highway into due standard and width
with Taka 140.98 crore, Upgrading Gaibandha-Gobindaganj via Nakaihat district
highway into due standard and width with Taka 99.73 crore, Establishment of
Integrated Educational Information Management System (IEIMS) with Taka 313.31
crore, Increasing the retention capacity of Data Centre of Bangladesh Police
with Taka 154.77 crore and Improving the connecting road of ‘Sheikh Hasina’
Bridge over River Mahananda under Chapainawabganj Pourashava with Taka 255.46
crore.
Ministers, State Ministers and Secretaries concerned were present.
BSS/ASG/GM/RY/1638 hrs