The Govt Committee of the National Financial Council (Ecnec) right this moment time (7 October) licensed a Tk11,560.77 crore fresh rail-cum-road bridge project over the Karnaphuli River at Kalurghat beside the original feeble bridge to be sure that delicate and uninterrupted communication system between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar.
The approval got right here from the third Ecnec assembly of the fresh fiscal year (FY25) and the 2nd of the period in-between authorities held at the Chief Adviser’s Office in the capital with Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair.
Briefing reporters after the assembly, Planning and Training Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud talked about the assembly licensed four projects sharp an total estimated ticket of Tk24,412.94 crore.
“Of the whole project ticket, Tk7,746.66 crore will reach from the authorities of Bangladesh fragment, Tk16,012.33 crore from project assistance while Tk653.95 crore from the fervent organisation’s hold fund.
“Of the licensed four projects, two are fresh while two others are revised projects,” the adviser talked about.
Along with, the assembly licensed the timeframe extension of seven projects without raising their prices.
The Ministry of Railways will put in power the rail-cum-road bridge project to be utilized by December 2030.
Out of the whole project ticket of Tk11,560.77 crore, Tk4,435.62 crore will reach from the authorities of Bangladesh while the rest of Tk7,125.15 crore will reach from the Financial Pattern Cooperation Fund (EDCF) and Financial Pattern Promotion Facility (EDPF), Korea.
The planning adviser talked about the novel project has been notion to be as for the reason that original bridge at Kalurghat is feeble and primitive.
Along with, he talked about the authorities furthermore needs to remodel Cox’s Bazar as a noteworthy improved tourist destination side by side the Matarbari coal-based mostly vitality plant and adjoining financial zone wants improved communication. For this, the authorities felt that a novel project have to need to be undertaken in this regard, he added.
A Planning Rate reliable talked about the essential targets of the project are to be sure that delicate and uninterrupted rail communication between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar and furthermore to manufacture scope for linking with the Trans Asian railway.
Officials at the Ministry of Railways talked about that currently, trains could well likely perhaps furthermore no longer ply by the feeble and primitive Kalurghat Bridge at a velocity of bigger than 10-kilometre per hour.
Along with, as soon as the Matarbari Deep Sea Port will reach into operation, commerce and commerce in this space will get a increase while the importance of this route would be increased.
Already, tell rail hyperlink has been established between Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar with the launching of the Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail Line.
Which capacity that, it has change into essential for establishing a fresh rail-cum-road bridge over the River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat beside the original feeble bridge to be sure that delicate communication with the tourist metropolis.
Below the circumstances, the project has been framed and thus licensed with funding from the Korean authorities.
The proposed project would furthermore play a critical fair for making sure delicate rail communication and transportation of goods with the Chattogram Port because it accounts for nation’s 70% of the import and export operations.
The mills and factories as smartly as industries located at a quantity of export processing zones and special financial zones in this space would furthermore be ready to transfer their goods as soon as the fresh bridge is constructed.
The essential project operations consist of increase of 700-metre rail-cum-road bridge, increase of 6.20-kilometre viaduct, 2.40-kilometre road viaduct, 4.54-kilometre embankments, erection of 11.44-kilometre rail display screen and ancillary works.
Regarding the approval of Matarbari Port Pattern, 2nd revised with a further ticket of Tk6,573.96 crore, the Adviser talked about that it is some distance a immense project and it furthermore has geopolitical aspects.
He talked about there was a row between China and India for long over funding of this port.
The planning adviser talked about wanted works are yet to originate at Matarbari Port while roads would be constructed for Port sort.
The two assorted projects licensed in the assembly are SASEC Avenue Connectivity, Challenge-2: Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Twin carriageway Four Lane Upgradation, 2nd revised with a further ticket of Tk376.99 crore and Resilient Metropolis and Territorial Pattern Challenge (REUTDP) with Tk5,901.22 crore.
