Mawa ghat will be replaced in Kantipara permanently however it will take one year, says Obaidul
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has said Chinese construction company China Major Bridge was set to get the contract of Padma Bridge if their proposal does not go against the interest of Bangladesh.
He made the statement while talking to journalists at Mawa Padma Bridge Rest House in Munshiganj on Friday.
He said: “China Major Bridge is set to get the contact, however there are still a lot of things to be considered.
If the proposal of China Major Bridge does not go against the national interest then they are going to get the work,” he added.
The minister also said the main construction work of Padma Bridge will now be starting in the first week of June instead of the last week.
The communications minister further said the ruling of the river has been given more importance in this project for which four companies will submit their monetary proposal on May 29.
The companies are- China Sino Hidro, Hondai Engineering and Construction Company of Korea, Jandinol of Belgium and Van od of Netherlands.
He said: “A lot of works need to be done in Mawa approach road as there is an urgent need to start the work in June. The replacement work of Mawa ghat from Mawa to Shimulia Bazar has started on an emergency basis.”
“Bangladesh army has already started the work of two-and-a- half km road. Mawa ghat will be replaced in Kantipara permanently however it will take one year. To start the work of Padma Bridge immediately, the ghat has been replaced temporarily,” the minister added.
Obaidul said the work of the embankment of the bank of the river has almost been completed.
Beside this, he said the highway will be extended in four lanes from Mawa to Babubazar Bridge.
Source: Dhaka Tribune