Uttara 3rd phase project to be completed by 2017

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BSS, Dhaka :
Construction work of Uttara 3rd phase project, which was undertaken by 1999, would be completed by 2017, said Chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkho (RAJUK) M Bazlul Karim Chowdhury.
Talking to BSS, he said that the 95 per cent work of land and infrastructural development including roads and culverts under the project have already been finished.
About the utility services, the RAJUK chairman said WASA has already made site selection for installing deep tubewell while Dhaka Electricity Supply Co. (DESCO) is doing the electrification work of the project and electric poles have been partially installed in all sectors.
On a query, he said, work of water and electricity is expected to be completed by the middle of the next year.
Following the government decision, he said, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is an option for domestic household in the Uttara third phase.
With the completion of the work, Chowdhury said, it would reduce the pressure of population in Dhaka city by creating suburban accommodation. He said about 8.5- km lake developed in and around the project would maintain an environment friendly and sustainable atmosphere for dwellers.
RAJUK member (development) Md. Abdur Rahman said there are 8,295 plots in the third phase. Of them, 6,620 residential plots have been handed over to the respective allottees. But the rest plots will be handed over gradually at the earliest possible time.
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