ECNEC approves 12 development projects

Dhaka: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved 12 development projects worth Tk 1,057 crore, including Tk 117 crore project assistance. The approval was given at an ECNEC meeting at NEC conference room at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairman Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair.

The approved projects include construction and reconstruction of 54 dilapidated fire service and civil defense stations under the Home Ministry, construction of a road from Mirpur Grameen Bank to Agargaon, and development of roads connecting unions and other infrastructures in greater Comilla district (Comilla, Chandpur and Brahmanbaria) and construction of upazila and union land offices (5th phase) (1st revised) under the Land Ministry.

The other projects are reconstruction of narrow bridges and culverts, including approach roads, on national and regional highways under the Communications Ministry (2nd revised), development of Semutang gas field and digging of wells for exploration of oil/gas at Sundalpur under the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Industrial Park under the Industry Ministry, establishment of National Institute of ENT (1st phase) in Dhaka under the Health and Family Welfare Ministry and setting up os Jessore University of Science and Technology (revised) under the Education Ministry.

It also includes modernisation of vaccine production technology and extension of laboratory under the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry and drainage of Natun Dakatia and Puraton Dakatia rivers (2nd revised) (part of Dakkhin Comilla and Uttar Noakhali coordinated drainage project) under the Water Resources Ministry.

Finance and Planning Adviser and ECNEC alternative chairman Dr AB Mirza M Azizul Islam, Home Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin, LGRD and Cooperative Adviser M Anwarul Iqbal, Health and Family Welfare Adviser Dr AMM Shawkat Ali, Law Adviser AF Hassan Ariff, Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman and special assistants to the Chief Adviser attended the meeting.

Cabinet secretary and principal secretary to the Chief Adviser, Planning secretary, Planning Commission members and secretaries and senior officials of the ministries concerned were also present at the meeting.