Govt to buy 450 buses for capital
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
FE Report
The government will procure 450 articulated, single and double- decker buses at Tk.3.03 billion, to be financed from the Indian US$1.0 billion credit, for ensuring smooth transportation for the city residents, officials said.
The highest project approval body of the government ECNEC endorsed Tuesday the bus purchase project, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Planning ministry officials said the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will buy 100 AC single decker, and 300 non-AC double decker and 50 articulated buses to ply on the capital's different routes.
The buses will move around the capital to ensure smooth communications for the people, said planning minister AK Khandaker after meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in the city.
The state-run transport service provider has undertaken the project at a cost of Tk3.03 billion, where Tk2.54 billion would come from the Indian $1.0 billion loan.
New Delhi in August signed the credit deal with Dhaka for developing infrastructure in Bangladesh, most of which would be utilised to establish transit and transshipment for the big neighbour.
The ECNEC meeting also approved 11 other projects at a total cost of Tk17.83 billion for building and repairing river embankments, constructing roads, improving education and upgrading two stadiums ahead of the next World Cup Cricket.
The projects include Tk1.00 billion cost for Jagannath University Development, Tk5.75 billion cost for post-literacy and continuous education for manpower development project-2 (second revised) and Tk540 million for development of adjacent roads and beautification of the Mirpur and Bangabandhu cricket stadiums.
The government will procure 450 articulated, single and double- decker buses at Tk.3.03 billion, to be financed from the Indian US$1.0 billion credit, for ensuring smooth transportation for the city residents, officials said.
The highest project approval body of the government ECNEC endorsed Tuesday the bus purchase project, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
Planning ministry officials said the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will buy 100 AC single decker, and 300 non-AC double decker and 50 articulated buses to ply on the capital's different routes.
The buses will move around the capital to ensure smooth communications for the people, said planning minister AK Khandaker after meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in the city.
The state-run transport service provider has undertaken the project at a cost of Tk3.03 billion, where Tk2.54 billion would come from the Indian $1.0 billion loan.
New Delhi in August signed the credit deal with Dhaka for developing infrastructure in Bangladesh, most of which would be utilised to establish transit and transshipment for the big neighbour.
The ECNEC meeting also approved 11 other projects at a total cost of Tk17.83 billion for building and repairing river embankments, constructing roads, improving education and upgrading two stadiums ahead of the next World Cup Cricket.
The projects include Tk1.00 billion cost for Jagannath University Development, Tk5.75 billion cost for post-literacy and continuous education for manpower development project-2 (second revised) and Tk540 million for development of adjacent roads and beautification of the Mirpur and Bangabandhu cricket stadiums.