Lalmonirhat-Burimari road to be upgraded for business with India
Monday, 15 November 2010
FE Report
Bangladesh government would upgrade the Lalmonirhat-Burimari Road under the $1.0 billion Indian credit for boosting business between Bangladesh and India through the Burimari landport, officials said Wednesday.
Finance ministry officials said Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has undertaken a Tk 6.50 billion road upgradation scheme in addition to 14 projects, already earmarked under the US$1.0 billion Indian credit.
"We will upgrade the 93-kilometre Lalmonirhat-Burimari Road to a national highway investing Tk6.50 billion to facilitate trade between the two countries," a senior official of the communications ministry told the FE.
He said the 93-kilometre road, now in bad shape, would be upgraded to a 36-feet wide national highway by June 2013.
"We have sent the project proposal to the Planning Commission for approval," said the official.
He said the existing 5.5-metre wide Lalmonirhat-Burimari Road is now in a bad shape which affected transport of goods through the Burimari frontier.
The ministry official said if the road is rebuilt, different goods-laden trucks and other vehicles would be able to easily ply on the highway for facilitating business between the two neighbours.
Besides, the road link will help Bangladesh to do business with Nepal if India allows transit, he said.
Bangladesh government early last month endorsed the Ashuganj-to-Akhaura landport highway renovation works with $33.8 million Indian credit to facilitate goods transportation to and from seven remote northeastern states of India.
Another 37.8-kilometre cross-border Baruierhat-Heako-Ramgarh-Sabrun national highway project is also under consideration of the Planning Commission for approval. The road would be utilised to allow India to transport goods to and from the Chittagong port.
Dhaka has agreed to allow New Delhi to use its territory for transporting goods and utilise the Chittagong and Mongla ports.
The Indian government has offered Bangladesh US$1.0 billion loan for developing necessary infrastructure to facilitate transit and transshipment of Indian goods.
Bangladesh government has so far undertaken 14 projects with US$602 million investment with the help of the $1.0 billion Indian credit.
The government's highest project approval body ECNEC has already approved most of the projects out of earmarked 14 schemes.
Bangladesh government would upgrade the Lalmonirhat-Burimari Road under the $1.0 billion Indian credit for boosting business between Bangladesh and India through the Burimari landport, officials said Wednesday.
Finance ministry officials said Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has undertaken a Tk 6.50 billion road upgradation scheme in addition to 14 projects, already earmarked under the US$1.0 billion Indian credit.
"We will upgrade the 93-kilometre Lalmonirhat-Burimari Road to a national highway investing Tk6.50 billion to facilitate trade between the two countries," a senior official of the communications ministry told the FE.
He said the 93-kilometre road, now in bad shape, would be upgraded to a 36-feet wide national highway by June 2013.
"We have sent the project proposal to the Planning Commission for approval," said the official.
He said the existing 5.5-metre wide Lalmonirhat-Burimari Road is now in a bad shape which affected transport of goods through the Burimari frontier.
The ministry official said if the road is rebuilt, different goods-laden trucks and other vehicles would be able to easily ply on the highway for facilitating business between the two neighbours.
Besides, the road link will help Bangladesh to do business with Nepal if India allows transit, he said.
Bangladesh government early last month endorsed the Ashuganj-to-Akhaura landport highway renovation works with $33.8 million Indian credit to facilitate goods transportation to and from seven remote northeastern states of India.
Another 37.8-kilometre cross-border Baruierhat-Heako-Ramgarh-Sabrun national highway project is also under consideration of the Planning Commission for approval. The road would be utilised to allow India to transport goods to and from the Chittagong port.
Dhaka has agreed to allow New Delhi to use its territory for transporting goods and utilise the Chittagong and Mongla ports.
The Indian government has offered Bangladesh US$1.0 billion loan for developing necessary infrastructure to facilitate transit and transshipment of Indian goods.
Bangladesh government has so far undertaken 14 projects with US$602 million investment with the help of the $1.0 billion Indian credit.
The government's highest project approval body ECNEC has already approved most of the projects out of earmarked 14 schemes.