Padma bridge project cost saving 1825 crores

Interim Government

The last estimated cost of the Padma Bridge project by the previous government was Tk 32 thousand 605 crore 52 lakh. The cost reduction policy has been tried and the final cost is 30 thousand 770 crore 14 lakh taka. Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan, Advisor to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and Ministry of Railways said that about 1 thousand 835 crore rupees have been saved here.

He said these things in an exchange meeting with journalists in the conference room of Jazeera Service Area-2 in Shariatpur on Friday (August 30) evening. Earlier he visited Padma Bridge.

Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan said, 530 crores in the main bridge of the project, 800 crores in river management, 178 crores in connecting roads and service areas, 500 crores in price reduction, 103 crores in land acquisition and 200 crores in consultation have been saved in total 1835 crores. Price compression policy will be followed for every project henceforth.

He said that there is no development in areas where there is no MP-minister. As you know, the interim government is the government of people's expectations. The government of public expectation is not only the expectation of Dhaka, it is the whole country. We want to take the country to real development. The goal of development is service. We want to serve the country.

Meanwhile, Senior Secretary of Electricity Department. Habibur Rahman BPAA, Bridge Division Senior Secretary. Manjur Hossain and Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Department. Senior officials of the ministry including Nurul Alam were present.

Bangladesh /FM