UNB, Dhaka :
As the port city of Chittagong has been in the grip of perennial waterlogging, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved a project involving Tk 5,616.50 crore to mitigate sufferings of its residents.
The approval of the ‘canal re-excavation, extension, renovation and development to resolve waterlogging in Chittagong city’ came at the weekly meeting of Ecnec held at the NEC conference room.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal
said a total of 11 projects were approved with an overall cost of Tk 9,761.24 crore.
“Of the total project cost, Tk 8,267.86 crore will come from the national exchequer while Tk 703.38 crore from the organisations’ own funds and the rest of Tk 790 crore as project assistance,” he said.
Of the approved 11 projects, 10 are new while one is revised one.
The Planning Minister said, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed for implementing the project to resolve the waterlogging of Chittagong city in an integrated way in association of the LGRD, Housing and Public Works, and Water Resources ministries and the Chittagong City Corporation instead of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) alone.
The proposed project will be implemented by June 2020.
According to the development project proposal (DPP), the waterlogging has become one of the prime problems of the port city as its residents face deluge during the rainy season every year, making their lives miserable.
City streets and low-lying areas go under water even after a moderate shower. Besides, the low-lying areas often get inundated during the high tide.
The city’s drainage system has almost collapsed due to the non-implementation of the proposals set out in the drainage master plan.
To address the acute waterlogging, the project was approved in line with the directives of the drainage master plan 1995 and updated drainage master plan of 2016 prepared by Chittagong Wasa.
Under the project, the implementing agency will re-excavate 36 canals of Chittagong city, construct side drain to remove rainwater, acquire 96 acres of land, and construct 176,000 metres retain wall, 85.68 km road, 48 PC bridges and 6 culverts.
The Ecnec meeting also gave approval to a project for acquiring land for the establishment of a power hub in Maheshkhali with Tk 1324.66 crore. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will implement the project by December 2018 in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
As the port city of Chittagong has been in the grip of perennial waterlogging, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved a project involving Tk 5,616.50 crore to mitigate sufferings of its residents.
The approval of the ‘canal re-excavation, extension, renovation and development to resolve waterlogging in Chittagong city’ came at the weekly meeting of Ecnec held at the NEC conference room.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal
said a total of 11 projects were approved with an overall cost of Tk 9,761.24 crore.
“Of the total project cost, Tk 8,267.86 crore will come from the national exchequer while Tk 703.38 crore from the organisations’ own funds and the rest of Tk 790 crore as project assistance,” he said.
Of the approved 11 projects, 10 are new while one is revised one.
The Planning Minister said, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed for implementing the project to resolve the waterlogging of Chittagong city in an integrated way in association of the LGRD, Housing and Public Works, and Water Resources ministries and the Chittagong City Corporation instead of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) alone.
The proposed project will be implemented by June 2020.
According to the development project proposal (DPP), the waterlogging has become one of the prime problems of the port city as its residents face deluge during the rainy season every year, making their lives miserable.
City streets and low-lying areas go under water even after a moderate shower. Besides, the low-lying areas often get inundated during the high tide.
The city’s drainage system has almost collapsed due to the non-implementation of the proposals set out in the drainage master plan.
To address the acute waterlogging, the project was approved in line with the directives of the drainage master plan 1995 and updated drainage master plan of 2016 prepared by Chittagong Wasa.
Under the project, the implementing agency will re-excavate 36 canals of Chittagong city, construct side drain to remove rainwater, acquire 96 acres of land, and construct 176,000 metres retain wall, 85.68 km road, 48 PC bridges and 6 culverts.
The Ecnec meeting also gave approval to a project for acquiring land for the establishment of a power hub in Maheshkhali with Tk 1324.66 crore. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will implement the project by December 2018 in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
