RAJSHAHI, May 4 (BSS): Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been implementing five major projects involving Taka 4.27 billion at present aims at bringing a qualitative change particularly in the field of infrastructural and environmental elevation in the metropolis.
The projects are infrastructural development, city bhaban construction, midtown road widening, east-west connecting road and drainage.
The city corporation has also planned two other projects at an estimated cost of Taka 149.39 which are waiting for government approval.
City Mayor Mosaddeque Hossain Bulbul revealed this at a press conference held at the city bhaban here today (Sunday) describing his various other uplift visions and missions.
"We are committed to build the city planned way for improving living and livelihood condition of the citizens. We need full-length support of the government for successful implementation of the adopted projects," he added.
Mayor Bulbul said constructions of at least three multi-storied commercial buildings are expected to be completed by next June. Those will contribute to the city's revenue earning.
"We are planning to enhance the area of revenue collection to meet up our expenditure. Mobile towers will be brought under the city tax network," Bulbul added.
"It is one of my biggest challenges to create jobs for the unemployed youths or to help them find works." He sought cooperation of all, irrespective of their political affiliations and ideologies in this regard.
Bulbul said the city corporation is going to face the public before formulating its annual budget for the next 2014-15 fiscal to reflect the hopes and aspirations of the city dwellers in the budget.
The event will be held at different places like Rajshahi Chamber Bhaban, Helenabad Colony ground, Bhuban Mohan Park, Seroil Colony Ground and Talaimari Shaheed Minar premises in this month.
"We are very much interested to hear the public views and opinions before formulating the budget so that their needs are reflected properly".
High-tech park
Another BSS report says: Leaders of Rajshahi Rakkha Sangram Parishad (RRSP) in a meeting in here today have voiced for establishing the proposed high- tech park in Rajshahi on priority basis for best uses of its information and communication technologies (ICT).
It is a fact that information technology has been identified as the "thrust sector" for the economy of the region.
In the field of science and technology, it has been realized that significant commitments have to be made to achieve high level prosperity in near future.
