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11:30 in the morning. Span 41 was trying to get into Poles 12 and 13 near Mawa. The national flag of Bangladesh on one side of the span hanging from the floating crane, the flag of China on the other. Hundreds of people were looking at that number two-F span. Trawlers, ferries, speedboats, ordinary people, journalists, bridge officials, and employees all expected a sigh of relief. So half an hour passed. Finally, at 12:02 pm, the span was successfully placed on the post. Then, in everyone’s eyes, the aura of joy of an impossible achievement appeared. The joy of being connected to the other side of the Padma is everywhere.
This is how the dreamy Padma Bridge took shape on Thursday. Bangladesh made history. The world has seen that Bangladesh has overcome a great challenge on the way to build the most expensive infrastructure in the country with its own money.
For the people of the country, the Padma Bridge is not just a great bridge, it is the name of an adventurous dream. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina challenged the almighty World Bank by saying: “We will build the Padma Bridge with our own money.” The plan to build a bridge at a cost of Tk 30,193 crore without any foreign aid for a low-income country was an adventurous move. The implementation of the key part of the confident decision made by the Prime Minister to build the bridge with his own funds took place yesterday. With the installation of 41 spans, the entire 6.15 km of the Padma Bridge became visible. This steel structure not only connected the other side of the Padma, but also added a historic achievement to national life. The bridge will be a symbol of trust in the country’s people instead of relying on foreign aid for development projects. Some believe that this achievement will undoubtedly give third world countries courage and inspiration to get out of debt from foreign companies.
The Minister of Road Transport and Bridges, Awami League Secretary General Obaidul Quader told reporters: “The Padma Bridge is visible today after overcoming hundreds of obstacles under the skillful and wise leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh. Hasina, daughter of Bangabandhu “.
Syed Abul Hossain was the Minister of Communications at the beginning of the Padma Bridge project. He had to resign after the World Bank accused him of corruption on the bridge. Yesterday, he told Kaler Kantha, “The installation of the last span of the Padma Bridge is good news for 160 million Bangladeshis. The fact that the Padma Bridge is being implemented despite hundreds of obstacles, today the construction of the Padma Bridge is almost complete, is good news for everyone. He said: ‘Stop financing the Padma Bridge was an excuse from the World Bank. They were part of national and international conspiracies. The conspirators wanted the 2009-2014 term of the Awami League so that the Padma Bridge would not be implemented.
The Minister of State for Maritime Transport, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, who came to see the bridge work, said: “With the installation of the last span on the Padma Bridge, the place of pride and pride of the people of Bangladesh has reached great heights. We show the whole world that we can. ‘
After installing the last span, Padma Bridge Executive Engineer (Main Bridge) and Project Manager Dewan. A. Quader said: “After the construction of the double-deck bridge, the preparation of the access road and the viaduct, the laying of slabs for railways, the dream Padma bridge will be suitable for vehicle traffic.” “The 40th span of the Padma Bridge was laid last Friday,” he said. So six kilometers are visible. Yesterday Wednesday night we began to prepare to install the last section. That night the section near pillars 12 and 13 was taken.
It was learned that on Wednesday night, the 150-meter-long span weighing 3,200 tons was carried from the Mawa Kumarbhog construction yard by a floating crane to posts 12 and 13. The span installation work began around 10 a.m. yesterday. It takes about two hours to set the interval.
There are 41 spans in 42 piers or posts of the main bridge. Of these, 20 spans were installed at the Jajira end of Shariatpur and 20 at the Mawa end of Munshiganj. Another stretch is between Mawa and Jajira.
Although the Awami League government took the initiative to build the Padma Bridge in 1996, it was unsuccessful at the time. He subsequently returned to power in 2009 and began implementing the plan to build this bridge. At the time, the World Bank offered financing, but later they complained of corruption. Although he later proved the accusations to be false. The then Communications Minister, Syed Abul Hossain, was removed from office on allegations of corruption. The then secretary of the bridge was jailed. In the midst of such a series of events, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the construction of the Padma Bridge with her own funds, leaving the design unchanged. Then the president of BNP, many eminent people, economists said that it is not possible to build the Padma bridge with their own funds. In December 2015, Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction of the main bridge and the river management works. On September 30, 2016, the first section was placed on posts 37 and 38.
The main bridge is being built by the Chinese contractor China Major Bridge Engineering Company (MBEC) and the river is managed by the Chinese company Sinohydro Corporation. Abdul Momen Limited from Bangladesh has built the road and connecting infrastructure.
Yesterday, people of various classes and professions gathered to witness the historic moment of the laying of the last span of the Padma Bridge. Some of them went by trawler, others by speedboat, some by ferry to poles 12 and 13.
Abu Tayyab Saadi, a resident of the Haldia area in Padmapar, was negotiating with the driver to rent a trawler near Ferry Ghat No. 3. Go see the bridge. With wife, daughter and young son. When asked about the visibility of the bridge, he told Kaler Kantha: “There are waves and currents in the Padma that have killed many people. I have heard many stories about Padma’s madness from my parents and grandparents. Today there is a bridge over that river. The last stretch also sat today. A different kind of joy is operating among the people of our Padmapur. This joy cannot be expressed in words. I will see the bridge with my family for that.
The Padma Bridge will connect 21 districts in the southwest with the capital. Which will have a great positive impact on the country’s economy. Once all the works have been completed, the vehicles will have to wait until December next year to continue crossing the bridge. However, it has been reported that the rail connection works will take longer.
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