Ecnec okays 6 projects worth Tk 7,312cr
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved six projects involving Tk 7,312.55 crore.
One of them was Tk 5,950 crore worth Dhaka and Western Zone Transmission Grid Expansion Project, which will be implemented by June 2024 to meet the increasing demand of power by strengthening the existing transmission infrastructure.
Of the cost, Tk 4,212.30 crore will come from the Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as project loan.
The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh will implement the project in different upazilas of 17 districts.
In yesterday’s meeting, the planning ministry presented a book, which incorporated 478 directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina given at Ecnec meetings during January 2009 to June 2019.
Planning Minister MA Mannan handed over the book to the premier and the officials of different ministries and divisions during the meeting at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
After the meeting, Mannan said project directors as well as line ministries and divisions will have to abide by these directives while implementing development projects.
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