Arafat Hasan of DOT
The National Economic Council (Ecnec) Executive Committee approved Tk 368.87 crore for the enhancement of the Jatrabari (Mayor Hanif Flyover)–Demra (Sultana Kamal Bridge) highway into a four-lane project, reported BSS.
The approval came from the maiden Ecnec meeting of the present government’s term held with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the NEC Conference Room in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.
Briefing the reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan said that a total of eight projects were approved involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 1,893.22 crore.
“The total expenditure of all the projects will come from the Government of Bangladesh portion”.
Of the approved eight, seven are new projects while one is a revised project.
The Roads and Highways Department under the Roads and Highways Division will implement the project by June 2020.