Construction
of two more Metrorail Routes MRT Line-1 and MRT Line-5 are going to start in
the capital city of Dhaka soon. The two projects were approved in a meeting of
the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday, 15th
October 2019. The estimated cost of this two Metrorail projects are around 93,800
Crore BD Taka. Two MRT lines will be constructed under Mass Rapid Transit
Development Project.
MRT
Line-1:
- Route: From Uttara Airport - Natun Bazar - Badda - Kamalapur Railway Station.
- Length: The length will be around 31 kilometers.
- Cost: Estimated cost for the MRT Line-1 will be 52,561 Crore BD Taka.
- Time Period: Project will be completed within June 2026.
- Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.
MRT
Line-5:
- Route: From Hemayetpur in Savar - Aminbazar - Gabtali - Mirpur 1 - Kachukhet - Banani - Gulshan 2 - Natun Bazaar - Bhatara.
- Length: Length will be around 20 kilometers.
- Cost: Estimated cost of MRT Line-5 will be around 41,238 Crore BD Taka.
- Time Period: Project will be completed within December 2028.
- Funded by: Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA and the Government of Bangladesh.
The
ECNEC meeting was held at the NEC conference room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar under
the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. After the
meeting the State Planning Minister MA Mannan provided details.
About
these new Metrorail projects, the planning minister said that these projects
can be called one of the most expensive road projects in the country. After
completion of MRT Line 1 and 5, Dhaka will be a world-class city. Based on the
Prime Minister's directive, the Hatirjheel area should not be wasted for any
Metrorail project. In the densely populated area, the Metrorail should not
cause any type of disturbance.
MRT
Line-1 and MRT Line-5 will be implemented at a cost of BD Taka 93,800 Crore. The
minister said the total expenditure on the two metro projects will come from
the state treasury at Tk 25,212 crore and the rest will be provided by the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
On
the ECNEC meeting, total number of ten projects worth of BD Taka 1,25,000 were
approved, the rest projects are:
- Up gradation to four lanes from Begumganj to Sonapur part on Feni - Noakhali National Highway, worth of BD Taka 1,485 Crore.
- Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Domar - Chilahati - Doulaganj, Domar - Jaldaka and Jaldhaka - Bhaduradargah - Dimla, worth of BD Taka 421 Crore.
- Standard up-gradation of inter district highways between Kishoreganj - Karimganj - Chamraghat and construction of link road between Soyna - Jashodal - Dudshat Bazar link road, worth of BD Taka 731 Crore.
- Various infrastructures development of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), worth of BD Taka 1,719 Crore.
- Construction of multi-storey residential apartments for government officials and employees at Pikepara in Mirpur, Dhaka worth of BD Taka 1,088 Crore.
- Construction of multi-purpose residential flat buildings for judges in Azimpur, Dhaka at BD Taka 129 Crore.
- Irrigation Management Improvement Project of BD Taka 580 Crore.
- Rehabilitation and infrastructure development project in Sylhet Forest Department to reduce the adverse impact of climate change, woth of BD Taka 70 Crore.
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