The government approved three metro rail projects involving a total estimated cost of Tk2,49,746 crore.
The projects were approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) held today (16 September), with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair.
The projects include revised cost proposals for the Japan-funded MRT Line-1 (Airport–Kamalapur) and MRT Line-5 Northern (Hemayetpur–Bhatara), as well as the MRT Line-5 Southern (Gabtoli–Dasherkandi) project, which will be jointly financed by the Asian Development Bank and South Korea.
MRT Line-5 Southern was initially scheduled to be the only project on the Ecnec meeting’s agenda. However, the two revised Japan-funded projects were also placed before the committee and approved.
The 31.24-kilometre MRT Line-1 project has an estimated cost of Tk1,14,394.89 crore.
Meanwhile, the 20-kilometre MRT Line-5 Northern project has an estimated cost of Tk89,848.36 crore.
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