Padma Bridge work to be hampered if coronavirus persists: Quader
UNB, Dhaka :
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Padma Bridge’s construction work will be hampered if the situation created by coronavirus does not improve within two months.
There are 980 employees from China. Among them, 332 are now in China. Thirty-three of them have returned.
“Eight of them have been released from quarantine and the rest are being quarantined,” the minister said at a press briefing at the secretariat.
He said the overall progress of the bridge’s work is 75 percent while 86 percent of the main work is complete. Twenty-three spans have been installed and the 24th will be installed on February 10.
While highlighting the progress of works on the projects under the ministry, Quader said the Prime Minister is likely to inaugurate Dhaka-Mawa Expressway next month.
He said there has been 42 percent progress in metro rail construction work and it will be completed by 2021.
A total 58 Chinese citizens are involved with the construction work. Among them, 31 citizens are now in China and one Chinese citizen, who has come back, is now in quarantine which will not impact the project work.
There is 55 percent progress in the elevated express way work. There are 38 Chinese citizens involved in the construction work. Among them, 18 are now on leave, said Quader.
The minister said Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has taken an initiative to collect 4 lakh interim licence cards and a tender process is underway to collect and sell card. Fitness certificates for private vehicles will be issued once in two years instead of one year and those will be given from districts.
He said the four-lane work on Gazipur-Tangail highway under SASEC will complete by June next.
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Padma Bridge’s construction work will be hampered if the situation created by coronavirus does not improve within two months.
There are 980 employees from China. Among them, 332 are now in China. Thirty-three of them have returned.
“Eight of them have been released from quarantine and the rest are being quarantined,” the minister said at a press briefing at the secretariat.
He said the overall progress of the bridge’s work is 75 percent while 86 percent of the main work is complete. Twenty-three spans have been installed and the 24th will be installed on February 10.
While highlighting the progress of works on the projects under the ministry, Quader said the Prime Minister is likely to inaugurate Dhaka-Mawa Expressway next month.
He said there has been 42 percent progress in metro rail construction work and it will be completed by 2021.
A total 58 Chinese citizens are involved with the construction work. Among them, 31 citizens are now in China and one Chinese citizen, who has come back, is now in quarantine which will not impact the project work.
There is 55 percent progress in the elevated express way work. There are 38 Chinese citizens involved in the construction work. Among them, 18 are now on leave, said Quader.
The minister said Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has taken an initiative to collect 4 lakh interim licence cards and a tender process is underway to collect and sell card. Fitness certificates for private vehicles will be issued once in two years instead of one year and those will be given from districts.
He said the four-lane work on Gazipur-Tangail highway under SASEC will complete by June next.
