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The approval came at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday.
Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal, Additional Cabinet Secretary, said this at a virtual press conference after a meeting chaired by Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak, as the Finance Minister was not present in the country.
“In principle, the construction of the Bhola Bridge on the Barisal-Bhola highway across the Tentulia and Kalabador rivers has been approved on the basis of the Public Private Association (PPP),” he said.
According to the bridges department, the construction of the 10 km long bridge will cost an estimated Tk 12,917 crore.
Construction of the Padma Bridge is underway and is expected to be completed in 2021. The impact of the proposed Bhola Bridge will be further strengthened through the Padma Bridge. Following the implementation of the proposed bridge, the Bhola district will be directly connected to the capital Dhaka via the Padma Bridge. The government expects the benefits of the Padma Bridge to increase further if the proposed Bhola Bridge is built.
Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) chief engineer Kazi Md Ferdous told bdnews24.com: “The 10-kilometer-long bridge project will include bridges over two rivers and a four-kilometer viaduct in the middle of the char “.
Although construction of the bridge is estimated to cost Tk 12,917 crore, the cost could be higher if the design is completed, Ferdous said.
Construction of the bridge will create an opportunity to bring in natural gas from Bhola and supply gas through the pipeline, Ferdous said.
A total of six proposals were presented at the meeting of the Public Procurement Cabinet Committee.
Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal said a proposal to expand the 34.5 megawatt Venture Energy Resources Limited gas-fired power plant in Bhola has been approved for two years.
The government will have to spend Tk 148.95 crore to buy power from the power plant in two years.
In addition, the meeting also approved the purchase proposal of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board to install solar-powered irrigation pumps in a turnkey system under the project entitled “Agricultural Irrigation Using Solar-Powered Pumps”. Power Utility Bangladesh Limited and Rich Solar from Germany got the joint work to implement the project. The cost has been estimated at 36 crore 34 lakh 49,499 rupees.
Another proposal from the same project has approved the purchase of turnkey solar energy irrigation pumps. Power Utility Bangladesh Limited and Rich Solar from Germany have jointly been commissioned to implement the project. The cost has been estimated at 36 crore 75 lakh 49,538 rupees.
The meeting also approved the import of 1 lakh tonnes of bagged granular urea fertilizer from CNAMPGC Company of Singapore to Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) through the port of Chittagong. It will cost 263 crore 85 lakh 46 lakhs.
In addition, the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) under the Ministry of Industries has approved the import of 1 lakh metric tons of bagged granular urea fertilizer through the port of Mongla. It will cost 265 crore 16 lakh 64,150 rupees.
At the meeting, Bashundhara Oil and Gas Company Limited (BOGCL) approved the import of 75,000 tonnes of bituminous crude through the New G2G listing for the test run of the Bashundhara bitumen / asphalt production plant. It will cost 198 crore 52 lakh rupees. Bumi Shiak Pushako from Indonesia has the supply job.
Also, the Jhenaidah-Kushtia-Pakshi-Dashuria National Highway was upgraded to a 4-lane urban area of Kushtia and the rest were reasonably upgraded. Spectra Engineering has the job and it will cost 146 crore 75 lakh 84 lakhs.
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