Eight projects worth Tk 2,865cr get go-ahead
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved eight projects worth Tk 2,865 crore, including one for building a road in Netrokona to boost trade between Bangladesh and India.
The project titled “Inter district border road construction: Mymensingh and Netrakona districts part” has an outlay of around Tk 457.30 crore.
It will connect Maheshkhali in Netrakona to Birishiri Bijoypur land port with a 36km road and also lay a 44km road through Mymensingh to connect the border districts.
A Tk 816-crore water management project was also approved for which Tk 745 crore will come from the World Bank and the Netherlands. The project was revised for the third time yesterday, slashing the original stipulated costs of Tk 975 crore.
The Netherlands had committed to provide $20 million to the project, but later withdrew $17.35 million, leading to the revision, according to the proposal of the planning ministry.
Ecnec also gave go green light to a project to expand the Narshingdi BSCIC Industrial City with Tk 77 crore.
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