Japanese co to build Tk 200b marine drive, river side road in Ctg
Our Correspondent | Friday, 27 June 2008
CHITTAGONG, June 26: A Japanese engineering company has shown keen interest in investing Tk 200 billion to construct a marine drive and a riverside road in Chittagong.
The company will construct a 12.5-kilometre long marine drive road comprising four lanes from Fouzdarhat to Patenga area and a 12-kilometre long river sideroad from Shah Amanat bridge to Kalurghat bridge.
Nippon Engineering Consul-tant of Japan will conduct the overall survey of the project involving Tk 100 billion to be financed by Japan Bank of International Co-operation (JBIC).
CDA Town Planner Sarwaruddin Ahmad would co-ordinate implementation of the project under the supervision of CDA Chairman Shah Mohammad Akhtar Uddin Ahmad.
Draft report of the survey would be submitted in October next and final report would be submitted in November next.
An agreement will be signed in December next while work on the project would begin in the month of January next year, sources added.
An expert team of the company has recently visited Chittagong and held meeting with the officials of some government agencies including Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) at CDA Bhaban for conducting the feasibility study, concerned sources said.
CDA Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhtar Uddin presided over the meeting while concerned officials of CDA, Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), Water Development Board (WDB), BRTA, Roads and Highways and different government agencies were present on the occasion.
The Japanese team of experts displayed at the meeting how the feasibility study for constructing marine drive and riverside road would be planned.
The company will construct a 12.5-kilometre long marine drive road comprising four lanes from Fouzdarhat to Patenga area and a 12-kilometre long river sideroad from Shah Amanat bridge to Kalurghat bridge.
Nippon Engineering Consul-tant of Japan will conduct the overall survey of the project involving Tk 100 billion to be financed by Japan Bank of International Co-operation (JBIC).
CDA Town Planner Sarwaruddin Ahmad would co-ordinate implementation of the project under the supervision of CDA Chairman Shah Mohammad Akhtar Uddin Ahmad.
Draft report of the survey would be submitted in October next and final report would be submitted in November next.
An agreement will be signed in December next while work on the project would begin in the month of January next year, sources added.
An expert team of the company has recently visited Chittagong and held meeting with the officials of some government agencies including Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) at CDA Bhaban for conducting the feasibility study, concerned sources said.
CDA Chairman Shah Muhammad Akhtar Uddin presided over the meeting while concerned officials of CDA, Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), Water Development Board (WDB), BRTA, Roads and Highways and different government agencies were present on the occasion.
The Japanese team of experts displayed at the meeting how the feasibility study for constructing marine drive and riverside road would be planned.