The port city of Chittagong / Chattogram
is on its way to becoming the true Commercial Capital of Bangladesh. The
overall picture of the port city is changing with some development mega projects
in Chittagong worth thousands of crores of BD Taka. If these projects are
launched in full swing, there will be a radical change in the socio-economic
condition of Chittagong Division and the whole Country. Millions of people will
be employed here. At the same time, Chittagong will go a long way in becoming a
commercial capital of the country through these projects. That is why the
present government has undertaken some mega projects in Chittagong.
The first ever Karnaphuli Tunnel is being constructed at the bottom of Karnafuli
river to turn Chittagong city into 'One City two Town' in the style of
Shanghai, China. The tunnel will connect Chittagong main city and Anwara
upazila with the same thread. The 3.4 km tunnel construction project was
jointly funded by the Government of Bangladesh and Chinese Exim Bank and was
approved in November 2015. The cost of the project has been estimated at BDT
10,374.42 crore. As per expected schedule, the tunnel will be open to traffic
by December 2022. When it is fully operational, about 63 lacs vehicles will run
every year using this gateway. This will bring revolutionary changes in the
industry and tourism sector of Bangladesh.
The country's largest economic zone
'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Industrial City' has been built on the once barren
land of Mirsarai upazila. Domestic and Foreign investors are bringing in
billions of dollars to invest in this industrial zone, which is built on about
31,000 acres of land which will expended in the future. If the project is fully
implemented, around 2 to 2.5 millions of people will be employed.
To facilitate communication in the
tourist city Cox's Bazar, a railway line is being constructed to establish
direct Chittagong - Cox's Bazar railway line. The cost of the project has been
estimated at BDT 18,034.47 crore which is another mega project in Chittagong
zone with the joint funding of the Government of Bangladesh and ADB (Asian
Development Bank). The government has plans to run trains on this route next
year (2022). If the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar railway lines get completed, it will
be one of the landmark projects for the road communication system of the
country. This will make the journey from Dhaka to Chittagong to Cox's Bazar
very easy.
The Bay Terminal is being built on the
land raised from the heart of the sea from Anandabazar in Chittagong's
Halishahar to South Kattali Rasmanighat. If the BDT 2,500 crore Bay Terminal project
get fully operational, the handling capacity of Chittagong port will increase
five times more than now. Mother Vessel will be able to come directly and go at
the jetty day and night which will save time and cost of transporting the
goods.
The Patenga Container Terminal (PCT)
is being constructed at a cost of BDT 1,800 crore. The implementing agency is
claiming that PCT will play a big role in increasing the capacity of Chattogram
port. With the introduction of Patenga Container Terminal under construction on
32 acres of land, more than 4,00,000 TEU containers can be handled annually. It
will be the country's first terminal made of rust-resistant and salinity-tolerant
iron.
Construction of 16.5 km long Elevated Expressway from Lalkhan Bazar to Patenga is underway. Construction work of thin mega project in Chittagong worth around BDT 3,500 crore is going on full swing. The launch of the expressway will radically change the Chattogram City's internal communication system.
Some other mega projects in Chittagong zone including “Anwara Economic Zone” worth BDT 16,000 crore, “Chittagong City Outer Ring Road” project worth Tk 2,500 crore, “DT-Bayezid Link Road” worth BDT 320 crore, River Bank Conservation worth BDT 280 crore, Road and Drainage system reform project worth BDTk 716 crore and Karnafuli Water Supply Project-2 worth BDT 4,500 crore are important.
Chittagong’s fine natural harbour was known to the Mediterranean world from the early Common Era and to Arab sailors by the 10th century. The port of CTG has became the gateway of Bangladesh for foreign trade. Present-day Chittagong was developed according to a series of master plans which will bring best economic benefit for the whole country.
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