Govt endorses six development projects worth TK 66.29 billion

The government on Tuesday in Dhaka endorsed six development projects at a combined cost of Tk 66.29 billion.

Presided over by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved two fresh projects while revised four others.

After the meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan said out of the total Tk 66.29 billion costs, Tk 20.71 billion will come from the government’s internal resources while the remaining Tk 45.94 billion will come from the external sources as the project aid.

The ECNEC approved fresh projects are: Meghna-Matlab-Dhonagoda Beribandh (Z-1069) road widening project at Tk 1.22 billion, and Widening of Sylhet-Tamabil highways into 4-lane project at Tk 35.86 billion.

The revised four projects include- Development of ponds and canals across the country (1st revised) project extending the cost by Tk 4.22 billion, Construction of modern food storages (2nd revised) extending the cost by Tk16.48 billion, Improvement of the sewerage facilities at Dhaka-Narayangaj-Demra area Phase-II (1st revised) increasing the cost by Tk 7.42 billion, and Expansion of a fishing technology in the rural areas (2nd revised) project extending the cost by Tk 1.08 billion.