The communications minister, Obaidul Quader, on Sunday said the government would lay foundation stone soon of the metro rail to ease the city’s chronic
traffic congestion and comfortable commuting.
‘The metro rail project needs 23-decimal land for implementation of the project at Uttara third phase,’ the minister told journalists in Sarak Bhaban conference room.
He talked about the ongoing and development projects and asked all officials of RHD to quick repair work of the existing roads and highways across the country.
Additional secretary (Roads division), of the ministry Farid Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, chief engineer of RHD and other officials were present at the meeting.
He said the construction work of the much-expected metro rail project would be started within the tenure of this government.
-With New Age input