Sylhet Correspondnet :
Roads and Highways Department ( RHD) has taken up a massive project to develop the road communication system in Sylhet Division.
Under the Project, the authorities will reconstruct seven important roads and construct new culverts and bridges in the division. The development work would start in January next.
Meanwhile, already all preparations have been taken for the development works. The project works will be completed at an estimated cost of Tk999.6 million. The project was already approved for reconstruction of 85 kilometer stretches of different important roads in the division. Twenty-seven culverts and six bridges would also be constructed under the special programme.
Additional Chief Engineer of Roads and Highway Sylhet Division Iftekhar Kabir said, the project has got the go-ahead. The works would be started in January. The works under the special programme includes reconstruction of the road Darbast-Kanaighat-Shahbag road, Rashidpur-Biswanath-Rampasha-Lamakazi road and the Sylhet-Daudabad-Daudpur- Bhadeswar-Mirganj road in Sylhet district at a total cost of Tk281 million. Reconstruction of Shayestaganj-Puranbazar-Kolimnagar Road and Baniachang-Nabiganj road and construction of four bridges on the Habiganj-Baniachang road in Habiganj district would be done at a cost Tk278 million.
Reconstruction of Kulaura-Shamshernagar-Srimangal road and construction of a bridge alongside 16 culverts in Moulvibazar would cost Tk 221 million. Tk215 million would be spent on works of the Sunamganj-Kachirgati-Biswambharpur road and Gobindaganj-Chhatak-Doarabazar-Sunamganj road in Sunamganj district, the officials informed. After the implementation of the project, the regional road network with the four district headquarters would be developed, the official added.
Sylhet to get underground power supply
The Sylhet Electricity Development Board has undertaken a project for underground power supply in the city upashahar area, which aims to improve power supply situation in the city within the next three years. Work on the project is expected to start in January this year and end in December 2018. Officials said the project, whose estimated cost is Tk. 15 crore, is being financed by the government from its own funds. Under the project, a 33 and 11kv power line will be installed and a new line of 400 volt and 15 sub-stations will be set up for the 33 and 11kv power line, apart from upgrading all old lines to new ones. The modern high tech-based high-voltage transmission lines and sub-stations will start operations within the next three years. The project has already been approved by the cabinet ministry and is awaiting a final nod from the concerned ministry. Officials hope that the project will play a vital role in addressing low voltage and load-shedding problems being faced by people in the uposhohor areas for a long time. Prince Ahmed, a resident of the upashahar area, said, “We are very happy about the underground power supply project. After the line is supplied, we hope we will get smooth flow of electricity.” Like Ahmed, many others staying in upashahar areas are happy with the development.
Project Secretary and Executive Engineer of Sylhet Electricity Distribution Board-2, Nozrul Islam, said that people used to suffer a lot in the rainy season.
Roads and Highways Department ( RHD) has taken up a massive project to develop the road communication system in Sylhet Division.
Under the Project, the authorities will reconstruct seven important roads and construct new culverts and bridges in the division. The development work would start in January next.
Meanwhile, already all preparations have been taken for the development works. The project works will be completed at an estimated cost of Tk999.6 million. The project was already approved for reconstruction of 85 kilometer stretches of different important roads in the division. Twenty-seven culverts and six bridges would also be constructed under the special programme.
Additional Chief Engineer of Roads and Highway Sylhet Division Iftekhar Kabir said, the project has got the go-ahead. The works would be started in January. The works under the special programme includes reconstruction of the road Darbast-Kanaighat-Shahbag road, Rashidpur-Biswanath-Rampasha-Lamakazi road and the Sylhet-Daudabad-Daudpur- Bhadeswar-Mirganj road in Sylhet district at a total cost of Tk281 million. Reconstruction of Shayestaganj-Puranbazar-Kolimnagar Road and Baniachang-Nabiganj road and construction of four bridges on the Habiganj-Baniachang road in Habiganj district would be done at a cost Tk278 million.
Reconstruction of Kulaura-Shamshernagar-Srimangal road and construction of a bridge alongside 16 culverts in Moulvibazar would cost Tk 221 million. Tk215 million would be spent on works of the Sunamganj-Kachirgati-Biswambharpur road and Gobindaganj-Chhatak-Doarabazar-Sunamganj road in Sunamganj district, the officials informed. After the implementation of the project, the regional road network with the four district headquarters would be developed, the official added.
Sylhet to get underground power supply
The Sylhet Electricity Development Board has undertaken a project for underground power supply in the city upashahar area, which aims to improve power supply situation in the city within the next three years. Work on the project is expected to start in January this year and end in December 2018. Officials said the project, whose estimated cost is Tk. 15 crore, is being financed by the government from its own funds. Under the project, a 33 and 11kv power line will be installed and a new line of 400 volt and 15 sub-stations will be set up for the 33 and 11kv power line, apart from upgrading all old lines to new ones. The modern high tech-based high-voltage transmission lines and sub-stations will start operations within the next three years. The project has already been approved by the cabinet ministry and is awaiting a final nod from the concerned ministry. Officials hope that the project will play a vital role in addressing low voltage and load-shedding problems being faced by people in the uposhohor areas for a long time. Prince Ahmed, a resident of the upashahar area, said, “We are very happy about the underground power supply project. After the line is supplied, we hope we will get smooth flow of electricity.” Like Ahmed, many others staying in upashahar areas are happy with the development.
Project Secretary and Executive Engineer of Sylhet Electricity Distribution Board-2, Nozrul Islam, said that people used to suffer a lot in the rainy season.
