Whip opens bridge work though tender process incomplete
Construction work of a bridge on the Manu river at Rajapur in the district has been inaugurated although the land acquisition and tender process for the work is yet to be complete.
Lawmaker from Moulvibazar-1 (Barlekha and Juri) Shahab Uddin, also whip of parliament, and Abdul Matin, lawmaker from Moulvibazar-2 (Kulaura), jointly inaugurated the work on November 1.
The tender process for the bridge is going on, said local Roads and Highways Department (RHD) officials.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) recently approved a Tk 99.17 crore project to construct a girder bridge on the Manu river along with a 7.5km road connecting Kulaura-Prithimpasha-Hajipur-Sharifpur.
“Tenders have been called and the RHD will issue work order after selecting the contractor. Then the construction work can begin which may take more than two months,” said Md Rashedul Haque, sub-divisional engineer of RHD in Kulaura.
Asked why the construction work was inaugurated before completion of the tender process, Rashedul said he was unable to comment on the matter.
Despite repeated attempts, lawmaker Abdul Matin could not be reached over phone for comments.
About 50,000 people in Hajipur and Sharifpur unions had been demanding the bridge at Rajapur as locals including a large number of school-goers have to cross the river by boats during monsoon and walk on a bamboo-made bridge across the river during the dry season, amid risk, said RHD officials.
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