Plan taken to build subway in Dhaka
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain informed the House yesterday that the government has undertaken a plan to construct subway in Dhaka city to help ease traffic congestion.
"There is a recommendation for constructing metro railway as a mass rapid transport in the final report of Strategic Transport Plan conducted by Dhaka Transport Coordination Board to ease the traffic jam of Dhaka City," he said replying to a question from treasury bench member Dr MA Mannan.
The minister said the Private Infrastructure Committee in its seventh meeting in principle agreed to enlist the project for setting up of subway system in Dhaka city. The proposal was sent to the Board of Investment.
Responding to another question from ruling party lawmaker Kazi Keramat Ali, the minister said, the government has a plan to build the second Padma bridge at Daulatdia-Paturia Point.
"Necessary steps will be taken to start construction work of the bridge on time subject to the arrangement of money," he said.
Answering to a question from Awami League Lawmaker ABM Golam Mostafa, the minister said the government has undertaken a plan to elevate Dhaka-Chittagong Highway (Daudkandi-Chittagong part) to four lanes.
"A pre-qualification tender for preparing a list of qualified contractors has been called in a bid to call a tender for construction of four-lane Dhaka-Chittagong Highway," he said.
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