Gaibandha Correspondent ;
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) implemented huge development works in road communication sector last nine years and a half during the tenure of the present government. Office sources said a total of 650 km roads were constructed in seven upazilas of the district at the cost of TK 350 crore, and 34 bridges were also built over the rivers and the canals at the cost of TK 110 crore during the period.
Apart from it, as many as 800 km of road were also maintained and repaired at the cost of TK 100 crore at the direct supervision of the department, said Ahsan Kabir, senior assistant engineer of LGED. Executive engineer of LGED Abdur Rahim Shaikh told the quality has been ensured in the development works of the roads and the bridges as per the terms and condition of the schedules prepared by the department. Besides, 3 upazila parishad bhaban, 20 union parishad bhaban, 739 primary school buildings had been constructed side by side with developing 12 growth centers during the period, he added.