THE government on Tuesday once again extended the deadline of Savar Tannery Industrial Estate project that began in 2003. The Executive Committee on National Economic Council approved the extension of the project in its fourth revision. It is likely to be operational from coming year. The project’s timeframe was extended to complete the central effluent treatment plant (CETP), install some gates and construct three dumping yards. In the original plan, the STIE project was supposed to be completed in 2005 at a cost of Tk 175 crore. Newspapers reported that in its second revision in August 2013, the project’s tenure was extended to June 2016 and the cost hiked to Tk 1,078 crore. However, the tenure was extended for the third time in January 2017 to June 2019, keeping the project cost unchanged. Now it’s a fourth extension.
It’s very common in our country to extend the tenure and cost of the projects. Mainly it is done to avail a fat margin from the projects. And for this reason with the extension of time the costs of the projects are also increased. It will be hard for anyone to find a single project which was completed without extending any time and without increasing any cost. The government has laid emphasis on the relocation from Hazaribagh when the surrounding areas were getting environmentally damaged. At present, 125 out of the 155 tanneries have shifted to STIE from Hazaribagh and started operations. Project director of the STIE said the implementation of the project was delayed for legal complexities. The project work was supposed to be started in 2003 but it actually began in 2012.
It’s really surprising how a project takes 17 years long time to be completed. What’s more disgusting is that STIE has become a source of pollution due to the delayed implementation of CETP and lack of a dumping station.
It’s very common in our country to extend the tenure and cost of the projects. Mainly it is done to avail a fat margin from the projects. And for this reason with the extension of time the costs of the projects are also increased. It will be hard for anyone to find a single project which was completed without extending any time and without increasing any cost. The government has laid emphasis on the relocation from Hazaribagh when the surrounding areas were getting environmentally damaged. At present, 125 out of the 155 tanneries have shifted to STIE from Hazaribagh and started operations. Project director of the STIE said the implementation of the project was delayed for legal complexities. The project work was supposed to be started in 2003 but it actually began in 2012.
It’s really surprising how a project takes 17 years long time to be completed. What’s more disgusting is that STIE has become a source of pollution due to the delayed implementation of CETP and lack of a dumping station.
