Chittagong Bureau :
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has retreated from its earlier decision to lease the United Nations (UN) Park to a private company.
Therefore, now, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing will build a modern park there and CCC is likely to maintain the park on behalf of the Ministry.
“Mayor Nasir Uddin could realised his fault and we have solved the problem by discussion. So, there is no difference of opinion over the dispute on United Nation (UN) Park” Public Works and Housing Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain MP told the journalist during his visit at Jamburi Park at Agrabad in the port city on Saturday.
He claimed that he had a very good relation with Nasir Uddin. “The Ministry of Public Works and Housing will build a modern park there and we will give the charge of maintenance to CCC, if mayor shows interest in this regard.”
It may be mentioned that CCC was going to lease the United Nation Park to a private company as part of commercialization of the park in May this year. The CCC has completed the tender process.
Sources said, CCC called tender for management of the UN Park on February 9. Two companies participated at the tender while one of these, Elite Park Limited offered to deposit Tk 2.01 crore at once as security money and Tk 2.22 lak as rent per month.
Considering the highest payment, CCC was going to award the tender to Elite Park Limited, sources added. Meanwhile, CCC has sent letter to the ministry of Public Works and Housing for permission to give lease the UN Park to private company. But, the ministry denied the proposal in this regard. Mayor Nasir Uddin and Engineer Mosharraf Hossain MP locked in altercations in several functions over the dispute of the UN park at that time. Later, after long six months, CCC retreated from the decision and the ministry is going to build a modern park there.
Locals of Panchlaish and Chittagong City dwellers, former mayors including A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury and Mohammad Monjur Alam Monju, city planners and environment activists are protesting the decision of CCC to make the UN Park
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has retreated from its earlier decision to lease the United Nations (UN) Park to a private company.
Therefore, now, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing will build a modern park there and CCC is likely to maintain the park on behalf of the Ministry.
“Mayor Nasir Uddin could realised his fault and we have solved the problem by discussion. So, there is no difference of opinion over the dispute on United Nation (UN) Park” Public Works and Housing Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain MP told the journalist during his visit at Jamburi Park at Agrabad in the port city on Saturday.
He claimed that he had a very good relation with Nasir Uddin. “The Ministry of Public Works and Housing will build a modern park there and we will give the charge of maintenance to CCC, if mayor shows interest in this regard.”
It may be mentioned that CCC was going to lease the United Nation Park to a private company as part of commercialization of the park in May this year. The CCC has completed the tender process.
Sources said, CCC called tender for management of the UN Park on February 9. Two companies participated at the tender while one of these, Elite Park Limited offered to deposit Tk 2.01 crore at once as security money and Tk 2.22 lak as rent per month.
Considering the highest payment, CCC was going to award the tender to Elite Park Limited, sources added. Meanwhile, CCC has sent letter to the ministry of Public Works and Housing for permission to give lease the UN Park to private company. But, the ministry denied the proposal in this regard. Mayor Nasir Uddin and Engineer Mosharraf Hossain MP locked in altercations in several functions over the dispute of the UN park at that time. Later, after long six months, CCC retreated from the decision and the ministry is going to build a modern park there.
Locals of Panchlaish and Chittagong City dwellers, former mayors including A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury and Mohammad Monjur Alam Monju, city planners and environment activists are protesting the decision of CCC to make the UN Park
