The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 projects costing Tk 58,088.92 crore. Of this, Tk 50,041.20 crore will come from the government’s own funds, Tk 7,974.65 crore from project loans and Tk 73.07 crore from the implementing agencies’ own funds.
The projects were approved at an ECNEC meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday (November 4), chaired by Prime Minister and ECNEC chairperson Tarique Rahman. Of these, 11 projects are new and two are revised.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed; Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon; Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman; Posts, Telecommunications, Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam; Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud; Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain; Road Transport, Bridges and Railways Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam; Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu; Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir; State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam; State Minister for Planning Md Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki and senior government officials attended the meeting.
The 13 projects approved
Five projects of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives: 1. Safe water supply and sanitation in the Barind region. 2. Bank protection, restoration and re-excavation of canals in Barishal City Corporation (phase 1). 3. Innovation for Climate Smart Urban Development. 4. Social Infrastructure Development (SIDP). 5. Important Rural Infrastructure Development Project on Priority Basis-03 (third revision).
Two projects of the Ministry of Home Affairs: purchase of specialised vehicles and purchase of operational vehicles to increase the capacity of Bangladesh Police.
One project of the Ministry of Defence: construction of B-type officers’ quarters in the Mainul Road residential area of Dhaka Cantonment.
One project of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works: construction of multi-storey residential buildings for government employees at Gabtala Colony in Jigatola.
One project of the Ministry of Science and Technology: setting up Institutes of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) on five medical college hospital campuses.
The Ministry of Education’s Fifth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP 5).
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources’ project to drill two appraisal-cum-development wells (Titas 32 and 33) in the Titas gas field.
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief’s project to build bridges and culverts up to 15 metres long on rural roads (third revision).
The meeting was also informed of five projects costing less than Tk 50 crore each that the planning minister has already approved: 1. Modernising cardiac care at Dinajpur Zia Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute. 2. Ensuring safe internet use for children, adolescents and secondary-level students. 3. Road safety project including traffic infrastructure development in the Dhaka North City Corporation area (first revision). 4. Expansion and modernisation of the Dhaka Central Drug Addiction Treatment Centre (first revision). 5. Purchase of modern vehicles and equipment to improve waste management in Gazipur City Corporation.
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