The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a Tk 1,874 crore for the dredging of the 2500-kilometer waterways.
According to unbconnect.com, the capital dredging was one of the seven projects the ECNEC approved at a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
These seven projects involve a cost of Tk 4,648 crore.
“Of the total cost, Tk 3,975 crore will be provided by the government while Tk 673 crore will come as project assistance, ” said Acting Planning Division Secretary Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam.
Unbconnect.com reports that the capital dredging project covers 24 of the country’s 53 river routes.
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Dredging Today Staff, September 5, 2012