Finance
ECNEC ECNEC approves 10 projects at a cost of Tk 4,166 crore
Dhaka, June 22: At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), 10 projects have been approved at a cost of around Tk 4,166.61 crore. Of this, the government will provide Tk 4,125.82 crore and the company's own funding will be Tk 40.79 crore.
The projects were approved on Tuesday (June 22nd) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Sheikh Hasina. After the ECNEC meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan briefed the journalists. Of the projects approved today, seven are new and three are revised, he said.
Among the new projects, the Road Transport and Highways Department's' Noakhali Roads Department's Damaged Kabirhat-Chamir Munsirhat-Sonaimuri Road (Z-1410) and Senbagh-Begumganj Gasfield-Sonaimuri Road (Z-1446) development projects have been approved at a cost of Tk 371.16 crore. The project will be implemented from July 2021 to June 2024.
The project of the local government department 'Development of safe water supply and sanitation system in rural areas of Gopalganj district' will cost Tk 261.34 crore. The project will be implemented from July 2021 to June 2023.
The Local Government Department's project 'Acquisition of land for Gazipur City Corporation and construction of bus-truck terminals in different areas' is worth Tk 782.25 crore. The project will be implemented from July 2021 to June 2022.
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has approved the project 'Innovation of high quality agar resin storage technology in whole trees' at a cost of Tk 67.92 crore. The project will be implemented from January 2021 to December 2025.
The Local Government Department's 'Gazipur District Rural Infrastructure Development' project has been approved at a cost of Tk 685 crore. It will be implemented from July 2021 to June 2025.
The Local Government Department's 'Important Rural Infrastructure Development Project: District Tangail' project has been approved at a cost of Tk 865.64 crore. The project will be implemented from July 2021 to June 2025.
The Department of Energy and Mineral Resources has approved the project 'Construction of gas distribution pipeline network in Rangpur, Nilphamari, Pirganj city and adjoining areas' at a cost of Tk 258.11 crore. The project will be implemented from July 2021 to December 2023.
