RCC to build town on Padma char land
Rajshahi City Corporation has planned to reclaim around 12 square kilometres of char land of Padma river for developing a satellite town adjacent to the city protection embankment.
As the river’s main flow turned towards its right bank, the satellite town might be built on the left bank, Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton told The Daily Star yesterday.
He said the part of the river near the left bank, where flood water remains for less than a month every year, would be turned into a huge lake. The lake would stand between the satellite town and the city protection embankment and there would be a bridge to the newly developed city, he added.
“Rajshahi would be beautiful if we can properly execute the plan,” the mayor said, adding that “the city’s accommodation problems will be eased as well.”
Meanwhile, the city corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s state-owned enterprise Power Construction Corporation Limited (Power China Ltd) on Sunday to conduct feasibility studies and prepare a master plan for 50 years.
Eight schemes in the MoU include building the satellite town.
Mayor Liton and Han Kun, business development manager of Power China Ltd, signed the MoU at Rajshahi Nagar Bhaban’s conference room.
The mayor said the Chinese company that has expertise in designing, planning, manufacturing and construction has agreed to bear all the costs for conducting the studies and preparing the plan within three years of signing the MoU.
According to the MoU, the Chinese company would complete the master plan focusing on the eight schemes and then identify and propose priority projects. The company would also finance implementa-tion of the prioritised projects as a priority partner.
In exchange, the city corporation would provide the Chinese company with relevant data, documents, coordinate them with relevant Bangladesh government agencies and allocate a dedicated office, guest rooms and vehicles. Protection of the Padma river’s left bank and reclaiming the river’s char land topped the list of eight schemes in the MoU.
Other schemes include setting up a specialised hospital, creation of an eco-park and a science city, and expansion of Shah Makhdum Airport.
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