RAJSHAHI, April 4, 2017 (BSS)-Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned a Taka 173-crore project with the main thrust of building the city sustainable and civic-friendly.
Under the project, the existing roads and drainages will be developed through various infrastructure development works like road, drain and culvert.
“We will construct 132.37-kilomter new roads and develop and widen the existing roads through overlie to free the city from traffic congestion,” said Ashraful Haque, chief engineer of the RCC. The proposed project has provisions of constructing 49.21-kimoleter concrete and cross drain to remove the existing water logging problem.
For the sake of making pedestrian movement safe, 19.50-kilomter footpaths will be constructed under the project. More than 2.30-kilometer protection wall besides the roads will be maintained in all 30 wards.
Earth-dumping works on surrounding roads of city haats and streets and lighting works on its 4.23-kimoleter road will be done. Besides, 4.40-kilometer northwest part belongs to the city corporation near the Rajshahi University railway station will be developed under the project, added the RCC engineer.