Govt approves Tk 1077cr contract to prevent river erosion

Special Correspondent: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a proposal to award a contract to Bangladesh Navy-run Khulna Shipyard to protect the Zajira and Naria upazilas from river erosion at a cost of Tk 1077.58 crore.

The committee approved the proposal placed by Water Resources Ministry at a meeting in the Secretariat, with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair.

Briefing newsmen the Cabinet Division additional secretary Nasima Begum said under the proposal, the Khulna Shipyard will implement project of the Water Development Board to protect 8.90 km of riverbank of Padma at Zajira and Naria upazilas of Shariatpur district.

The contract work includes 9.75 km dredging, 0.089 km end-termination and construction of 8 RCC concrete ferry terminals.

The cabinet body’s approval came at a time when thousands have been rendered homeless in scourge of Padma erosion in Shariatpur’s two upazilas over the past three months.


risingbd/Dhaka/Sept 19, 2018/Hasnat/AI