Govt approves 20 projects with estimated cost of Tk 14,000cr

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a total of 20 projects involving Tk 14,000.77 crore.   

The approval came at the weekly ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

Planning Minister MA Mannan briefed reporters after the meeting.

During the media briefing, the planning minister said that the universal pension scheme has been introduced under the leadership of the prime minister. Besides, Bangladesh has joined the BRICS and the country has headed a step ahead in getting membership of the new bank.    

“We have congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for bolstering steps in this regard during the meeting,” Mannan said.

The approved projects include Climate and Disaster Resilient Small-Scale Water Resources Management Project (CDRSSWRMP) with Tk 2,235.80 crore, Smallholder Agricultural Competitiveness Project (SACP), 2nd revised with an additional cost of Tk 419.76 crore, Important Rural Infrastructures Development of Gopalganj district, 2nd phase with Tk 815 crore, Implementing protection works for protecting the infrastructures built on Noler Char at Hatia upazila of Noakhali district from the river erosion of Meghna River with Tk 378.05 crore, Shubhadda Khal re-excavation alongside development and protection of both sides of the Khal under Keraniganj upazila in Dhaka district, 1st phase with Tk 317.59 crore, Mohananda River Dredging and Construction of Rubber Dam under Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila, 2nd revised with an additional cost of Tk 64.30 crore, Modernization of Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy Children’s Park with Tk 603.80 crore, Inauguration of two connecting roads from Purbachal 300 feet road to Madani Avenue with Tk 310 crore, and Construction of new building for Bagerhat Collectorate with Tk 130.20 crore.

The other projects are Construction of Patuakhali Export Processing Zones with Tk 1,442.78 crore, Construction of Borobhanga Bridge on the 25th kilometer of Sylhet (Telikhal)-Sultanpur-Balaganj (Z-2013) Highway under Sylhet Division with Tk 126.77 crore, Ramerkanda-Lakirchar connecting road development project under Munshiganj Roads Division with Tk 514.57 crore, Establishment of 500-bedded hospital and ancillary building in Jashore, Cox’s Bazar and Pabna and Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College and Nurul Haque Modern Hospital, Noakhali, 1st revised with an additional cost of Tk 1,312.43 crore, Child, Maternal and health management component: Modernization of diagnostic imaging system at medical college hospitals of 8 divisional cities, 1st revised with an additional cost of Tk 194.55 crore, Expansion of infrastructures and academic operations of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, 1st revised with an additional cost of Tk 387.33 crore, Leaving No One Behind: Improving Skills and Economic Opportunities for the Women and Youths in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh with Tk 176.88 crore, Establishment of gas distribution pipeline network at Rangpur, Nilphamari, Pirganj town and adjacent areas, 1st revised with an additional cost of Tk 68.50 crore, Construction of Syedpur 150 MW Simple Cycle based power plant, 1st revised with an additional cost of Tk 248.93 crore and Economic Census 2023 with Tk 579.53 crore.