Govt approves Tk726cr for road, haor-area projects

The government on Monday approved important development projects worth over Tk726 crore, including road infrastructure upgrades and elevated roads in haor areas.

The approval came from the 47th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase this year at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

The meeting approved a proposal from the Road Transport and Highways Division worth Tk108.09 crore for widening and improvement works on regional highways under the Brahmanbaria Road Division, with M/S Jamil Iqbal recommended as the responsive bidder.

The Local Government Division placed two major proposals under the ‘Haor Area Elevated Road and Physical Infrastructure Development Project’. Two packages -- Package CW-1 (Sunamganj, Jamalganj): Tk204.54 crore and Package CW-2: Tk413.50 crore –- were approved listing MM Builders and Engineers Ltd as the recommended bidder.

The committee examined all three proposals and recommended for approval.

Officials said these projects will enhance connectivity and climate-resilient infrastructures in haor and flood-prone regions.