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The maximum cost to fill the railway line is 400 Tk per cubic meter of soil, but in two China-Bangladesh joint venture projects (GTZ system), the cost is estimated to be more than 800 Tk. In the same way, the final approval of two projects was also taken with an additional cost for the laying of the railway line, purchasing various equipment including stones, slippers. But even before work on the project began, a high-level investigative committee in the prime minister’s office identified the additional costs. Later, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered a total of Rs 4,650 million to be reduced from the two projects.
The Prime Minister’s order in this regard was sent to the Ministry of Railways last Thursday. A ministry source said The first lightConfirmed by WHO.
There are four rail projects with China under the GTZ system. Two of them are the construction of the Akhaura-Sylhet mixed gauge (at the same time gauge and meter, both types of trains can run). Its cost is 16,104 crore rupees. The cost of the Joydebpur-Ishwardi mixed gauge double line construction project is Tk 14,260 crore.
Previously, on September 15, the GTZ project with China was titled ‘High-interest loan development, luxury spending on the project’. The first lightThe report is published. Then, on September 30, a high-level meeting of senior railway officials, chaired by the chief secretary of the prime minister’s office, Ahmed Kaikaus, decided to form a committee of inquiry. The committee was headed by Fatima Yasmin, the then secretary of the Department of Economic Relations. Other members included representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Railways, the Planning Commission, and the Railways. The committee presented its report in mid-October. On this basis, the Prime Minister ordered to reduce the cost of the project.
According to railway sources, the directive sent by the Prime Minister’s Office on the GTZ project said that the approved spending of the Akhaura-Sylhet project should be reduced by 3,354.31 Tk crore (20.6 percent). The Joydebpur-Ishwardi project should be reviewed by reducing the approved bid price by Rs 1,495.51 crore (12.91 percent). Apart from this, he has been asked in the discipline to take action according to the rules, including necessary amendments to the project after a proper review of the general issues, including observation and recommendations from the investigation committee.
The other two rail projects in the GTZ system include the construction of the Padma Bridge rail link and the Joydebpur-Mymensingh-Jamalpur mixed gauge double line. Of these, the Padma Bridge Rail Link project work has made great progress. Negotiations have been completed with the Joydebpur-Mymensingh-Jamalpur mixed gauge double line project contractor. However, it was not approved by the Cabinet Procurement Committee.
If you want to know, the Minister of Railways Nurul Islam last Sunday The first lightHe said talks were ongoing with China on the cost of the GTZ project. The Prime Minister’s instructions have also arrived. We are now working on what will happen next. They will proceed after judging and analyzing all aspects.
