Dhaka Coordinated Flood Control Dam project in limbo for a decade
Saturday, 10 July 2010
The Dhaka Coordinated Flood Control Dam cum Eastern Bypass Road Multi-Purpose Project has remained in limbo for nearly a decade due to the absence of precise instruction from the higher authority of the government, reports UNB.
The PPP of the project with estimated cost of Tk 24.96 billion was first approved by the ECNEC on February 3, 1999.
The project includes provision for controlling flood and drainage in 124 sq km areas in the eastern region of Dhaka metropolis as well as construction of a bypass road from Kanchpur Bridge to Joydevpur crossing.
The project was included in the ADP of 2000-2001 and a steering committee was constituted for implementation of the project. But in 2002, implementation of the project was stopped on the question of fund and absence of the government direction.
In 2004, all previous feasibility studies and Environmental Impact Assessment were updated. The latest feasibility study report proposed to involve seven organisations - Roads and Highways, WASA, LGED, DCC, Forest and Environment Directorate, RAJUK and WDB in the project.
The Planning Commi-ssion held up the approval process of the project, considering the size of the project cost, which government fund could not provide.
The Planning Commi-ssion suggested mobilisation of foreign assistance for the project but donors have not yet responded to the financing of the project.
The WDB sent a summary on the project to the Water Resources Ministry with an aim to seek the Prime Minister's nod On June 22.
The PPP of the project with estimated cost of Tk 24.96 billion was first approved by the ECNEC on February 3, 1999.
The project includes provision for controlling flood and drainage in 124 sq km areas in the eastern region of Dhaka metropolis as well as construction of a bypass road from Kanchpur Bridge to Joydevpur crossing.
The project was included in the ADP of 2000-2001 and a steering committee was constituted for implementation of the project. But in 2002, implementation of the project was stopped on the question of fund and absence of the government direction.
In 2004, all previous feasibility studies and Environmental Impact Assessment were updated. The latest feasibility study report proposed to involve seven organisations - Roads and Highways, WASA, LGED, DCC, Forest and Environment Directorate, RAJUK and WDB in the project.
The Planning Commi-ssion held up the approval process of the project, considering the size of the project cost, which government fund could not provide.
The Planning Commi-ssion suggested mobilisation of foreign assistance for the project but donors have not yet responded to the financing of the project.
The WDB sent a summary on the project to the Water Resources Ministry with an aim to seek the Prime Minister's nod On June 22.