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CWASA to launch mega project costing Tk 1078cr at Madunaghat

Chittagong Bureau :
The second mega water project under Chittagong WASA is going to be launched from next month at Madunaghat Karnaphuli river side at the concluding hour of the first water mega project of Karnaphuli Water Supply Project (KWSP) at Rangunia .
 The new water project named Madunaghat Water Supply project will be implemented at a cost of Tk.1078 cr with production capacity of 9 cr liters a day , a CWASA sources said. In the meantime, a contract has been signed with a Chinese contracting firm, sources said.
Meanwhile, CWASA has declared that the project work mega water project KWSP will be completed in October next and total of 13.60 cr liters of water will be treated for supply to the port city. The sources said the total demand of the port city is 50 crores liter per day and CWASA will be able to supply maximum requirement of the city dwellers including 22 crores liters water from KWSP and Madunaghat Project .
 While contacted Managing Director of the CWASA Engr. Fazlullah told the New Nation that under financial assistance of World Bank , Madunaghat Project will be implemented.
 Out of the total project cost of Tk.1078 cr, World Bank will provide Tk.972 cr , GOB will provide Tk.84 cr and CWASA to assist only Tk.21 crores. The project work will start from next month which will be completed by end of 2019 , sources said.