ECNEC approves 14 projects worth Taka 6,228 crore

ECNEC approves 14 projects worth Taka 6,228 crore

Jan 23, 2018 (BSS) – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today affirmed 14 improvement ventures including Taka 6,228.49 crore including one anticipate to guarantee penny percent zap under Comilla zone with Taka 1,521.76 crore.

The endorsement originated from the sixteenth ECNEC meeting of the current financial year held at the NEC gathering room in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar zone with ECNEC administrator and Prime Minister Sheik Hasina in the seat.

Preparation columnists after the gathering, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said an aggregate of 14 ventures were affirmed today with a general evaluated cost of Taka 6,228.49 crore.

“Of the aggregate undertaking cost, Taka 5,421.40 crore will originate from the GoB partition, Taka 65.81 crore from the association’s own store while whatever remains of Taka 741.28 crore from venture help,” he included.

Of the endorsed 14 ventures, nine are new while five others are reexamined ventures.

The Planning Minister said Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) under the Power Division would actualize the task titled ‘Power Distribution System Improvement, Comilla Zone’ by December 2021.

The undertaking will be actualized at 13 upazilas under Comilla, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni and Lakshmipur regions.

The Planning Minister said the general power age limit of the nation is currently 15,379 MW while somewhere in the range of 80 percent regions of the nation have just gone under power organize.

“A decent number of activities are continuous while more tasks are in the endorsement procedure to bring whatever remains of the regions under power scope. We need to cover penny percent zones by 2020 while the administration and the concerned organizations will work in a planned way in such manner,” he included.

As per the Power System Master Plan-2016, the request of power will increment to 14460 MW by 2021, 27393 MW by 2030 and 50979 MW by 2041 with the request of power to increment by 10 to 12 percent consistently.

The clergyman additionally said the principle venture tasks incorporate development of about 14 sub control stations (33/11 KV), upgradation of somewhere in the range of 19 sub control stations (33/11 KV), erection of nearly 2106 kilometer conveyance lines.

The day’s ECNEC meeting likewise endorsed an undertaking on restoration of polders 67/A, 67, 67/B and 68 along the River Naf under Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas to enhance the fringe security of Bangladesh and Myanmar with an expected cost of Taka 141.65 crore.

Bangladesh Water Development Board under the Ministry of Water Resources will actualize the venture by June 2020.

The fundamental goal of the undertaking is to reinforce security along Bangladesh-Myanmar outskirt in an offer to check illicit interruption of Myanmar nationals to Bangladesh next to each other change of surge control framework and water waste framework in the task regions.

As indicated by Planning Commission, the surge control bank and other water seepage frameworks were harmed in the task territories because of different cataclysmic events incorporating typhoons and surges in 1991, 2007, 2008 and in 2010.

The surge control dike there was additionally used to check interruption of Rohingya nationals into Bangladesh, be that as it may, because of harmed condition, it has likewise turned out to be intense for the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to direct fringe watching there through vehicles.

“The situation being what it is, the undertaking has been set before the ECNEC meeting today and was affirmed,” said a Planning Commission official.

The real undertaking tasks incorporate recovery of around 60.60 kilometer surge control bank, development of somewhere in the range of eight water seepage foundations close by repairing of about 46 water waste frameworks.

Alternate activities affirmed in the gathering are Excavation of interfacing stream to Gaznar Beel under Sujanagar upazila in Pabna, water system offices advancement and fisheries development, third changed, venture with Taka 484.68 crore, Strengthening of flavors related products of Bangladesh with Taka 94 crore, Greater Noakhali region country framework improvement venture, third stage with Taka 1,152 crore, Widening of Morjal-Belabo street and Poradia-Belabo region expressway into due standard with Taka 107.76 crore.

Development of Bogra town to Medical College connect street (N-519) with Taka 105 crore, Installation of GMDSS and incorporated sea route framework, first overhauled, with Taka 455.96 crore, Gobrakura-Koroitoli arrive port improvement with Taka 67.23 crore, Introduction of machine discernable international ID (MRP) and machine decipherable visa (MRV) in Bangladesh venture, third modified, with Taka 714.75 crore, Implementation of significant worth included assessment and supplementary obligation act, 2012 (VAT Online) venture, second amended, with Taka 690.13 crore, Learning and winning advancement venture, second reexamined, with Taka 319.77 crore,

Fortifying government through upgrading limit of BCS framework authorities, second stage, with Taka 240.69 crore and Enriching substance meteorology foundations venture with Taka 133.11 crore.

Priests and state pastors went to the gathering while at the same time arranging commission individuals and secretaries concerned were available.