Ecnec okays Tk 175cr project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved a project for the construction of 156 flood shelters at a cost of Tk 175 crore.
The approval came at its meeting held at the conference room of the National Economic Council (NEC) with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.The project titled “Construction of flood shelters in the flood-prone and river erosion areas” will cover 154 upazilas under 43 districts in six divisions. Barisal division was excluded from the project.
The project has been taken up considering the scarcity of flood shelters and cyclone centres across the country. The existing number of cyclone centres and flood shelters are 2,487 and 150 respectively.
According to a planning ministry statement, the flood shelters will also be used as schools/colleges/madrasas during the non-flood season.
The project was proposed in line with the “Master plan for multipurpose cyclone and flood shelters” prepared by a task force formed earlier. Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury headed the task force.
Ecnec also gave nod to the revision of a project styled “Construction of 620-megawatt peaking power plants”. The revised project cost stands at Tk 6,123 crore, which is 12 percent less than the original cost.
A total of 9 projects were approved in the meeting including the above-mentioned two at a cost of Tk 6,720 crore.
-With The Daily Star input
