RAJSHAHI, Nov 17, 2018 (BSS)-Public Works Department (PWD) has implemented
247 projects involving around Taka 1108.14 crore during the last 10 years in
Rajshahi division benefiting its people in many ways.
PWD sources said the department has also been implementing many other
development schemes at present with an estimated cost of around Taka 4489.61
crore in the division comprising eight districts.
“We have implemented 70 projects relating to infrastructural development
of police department both in rural and urban and semi-urban areas at a total
cost of around Taka 163.64 crore,” said Nazibur Rahman, additional chief
engineer of the PWD.
Under a scheme to this effect, massive development has taken place at
Bangladesh Police Academy at Sarda.
Construction of 26 fire service and civil defense stations and five
regional passport offices was completed by spending Taka 65.52 crore.
Side by side with construction of seven election server stations including
regional one at Rajshahi, 50 land offices, 16 food godowns and seven freedom
fighters’ complexes were built.
Engineer Rahman said multi-storey chief judicial magistrate courts were
constructed in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Pabna, Bogura and Joypurhat
districts besides vertical extension works of the district judge court
building in Pabna and Natore.
Fifteen health sector development projects were implemented at a cost of
around Taka 161.43 crore. Hostel buildings for the visually impaired children
were built in Naogaon, Natore, Chapainawabganj, Bogura and Pabna districts.
In addition to construction of a textiles institute in Natore and a textile
vocational institute at Chapainawabganj, one fashion design centre and a
handloom service centre have been constructed at Sirajganj.
Two new technical training centres were established in Natore and
Joypurhat districts.
A marine academy has been founded at Pabna while an institute of marine
technology at Sirajganj. Construction of a complex for Rapid Action Battalion
(RAB)-5 has been completed at a cost of over Taka 75.72 crore.
Capacity Development Programme of Rajshahi Technical Training Centre (TTC)
is being implemented involving around Taka 9.12 crore for both qualitative
and quantitative improvement of its education.
Gigantic public works are being implemented in Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
at present.
“We have started construction of a 250-bed government Shishu Hospital in
Rajshahi with an initial estimated cost of Taka 32 crore,” said Tanzila
Sharmin, executive engineer of PWD, while talking to BSS on Thursday.
Upgradation and renovation of Nursing College and Hostel spending Taka
19.50 crore is going on for generating more skilled nurses to meet its
gradual demand both at home and abroad.
The construction of female hostel in Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) and
vertical extension of its academic and pharmacology building are progressing
fast at a cost of Taka eight crore.
Engineer Sharmin said various renovation and maintenance works in Rajshahi
Medical College Hospital (RMCH) are being progressed with involvement of Taka
8.50 crore to improve its service quality.
Initiative has been taken to establish a technical training centre in
Mohanpur upazila with an estimated cost of around Taka 21.67 crore aiming at
expanding technical and vocational education to the rural youths.