bdnews24.com :
A project of Dhaka North City Corporation or DNCC to set up 11 U-loops at the key points of the street from Saatrasta to Uttara in Dhaka has hit a road bump at the very start over land acquisition complexities.
The DNCC had put SM Constructions on the job to set up the U-loops on Oct 29 with an aim to ease traffic congestions in the capital.
The contractor says the Roads and Highways Department or RHD has created the obstacles by not clearing the land.
The project director fears that it will not be possible to complete the scheme in time, as they are yet to get the land.
The U-loops will be set up at Saatrasta, Kohinoor Chemical intersection, Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Mohakhali Flyover, Banani Chairmanbarhi, Banani Graveyard, Banani Overpass, Shewrha, Kaola, in front of Uttara RAB-1 offices, and near Jasimuddin Road.
The estimated cost of the project is Tk 248.3 million. The government is providing Tk 198.64 million while the city corporation will fund the remaining Tk 49.66 million.
During site visits on Thursday and Friday, workers were demolishing pavements and other structures at Kohinoor Chemical, Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Banani Chairmanbarhi, Banani Graveyard, Banani Overpass, and Uttara RAB-1 offices points.
SM Constructions Managing Director Hasibur Rahman Shaheen told bdnews24.com they could not start the work in some other areas as the RHD and Land Record and Survey Department have not cleared the land.
“Roads department has some land there. They are creating problems. They don’t want to clear the land from the airport to Banani for beautification,” he said.
A project of Dhaka North City Corporation or DNCC to set up 11 U-loops at the key points of the street from Saatrasta to Uttara in Dhaka has hit a road bump at the very start over land acquisition complexities.
The DNCC had put SM Constructions on the job to set up the U-loops on Oct 29 with an aim to ease traffic congestions in the capital.
The contractor says the Roads and Highways Department or RHD has created the obstacles by not clearing the land.
The project director fears that it will not be possible to complete the scheme in time, as they are yet to get the land.
The U-loops will be set up at Saatrasta, Kohinoor Chemical intersection, Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Mohakhali Flyover, Banani Chairmanbarhi, Banani Graveyard, Banani Overpass, Shewrha, Kaola, in front of Uttara RAB-1 offices, and near Jasimuddin Road.
The estimated cost of the project is Tk 248.3 million. The government is providing Tk 198.64 million while the city corporation will fund the remaining Tk 49.66 million.
During site visits on Thursday and Friday, workers were demolishing pavements and other structures at Kohinoor Chemical, Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Banani Chairmanbarhi, Banani Graveyard, Banani Overpass, and Uttara RAB-1 offices points.
SM Constructions Managing Director Hasibur Rahman Shaheen told bdnews24.com they could not start the work in some other areas as the RHD and Land Record and Survey Department have not cleared the land.
“Roads department has some land there. They are creating problems. They don’t want to clear the land from the airport to Banani for beautification,” he said.
