Munshiganj: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the
construction work of approach road of Padma Bridge at Jajira pokint I
October.
Communications Minister Obaidul Qauder came up with disclosure while
visiting old Mawa Ferry Ghat area at around 10:00am Friday.
He said that a TK 7000 crore-tender has been floated for Padma Bridge
project implementation. The construction farms expressed keen interest
in this regard.
A tender worth Tk 10,000 crore has been called for building the main
structure of Padma Bridge. The deadline to finalise the tender has
been extended for two months as per request of construction farms, the
minister added.
Obaidul Qauder said that a mid-term project for protection of river
bank would be started in December and river training project at a cost
of Tk 320 crore would be implemented by Bangladesh Bridge Division.
Earlier, the Tk 20,507 crore Padma bridge project was halted after its
donors — the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Islamic
Development Bank — cancelled their proposed funding, raising an
allegation of corruption in the project. – banglanews24.com
