'Consultancy Services for Preparation of Payra Port Detailed Master Plan' is signed at at the seminar hall of the Shipping Ministry on Thursday, Feb 14, 2019 UNBThe port will be built on the banks of the Rabnabad channelThe Payra Port Authority (PPA) has appointed a joint team—of Dutch company Royal Haskoning DHV and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet)— to prepare the detailed master plan for the overall development of Bangladesh’s third seaport. A tripartite agreement titled “Consultancy Services for Preparation of Payra Port Detailed Master Plan” was signed at the seminar hall of the Shipping Ministry on Thursday. In the mid-term, the PPA will implement the construction of the first terminal, coal and dry bulk terminal, multipurpose terminal; plus undertake the capital dredging of Ramnabad Channel. The Detailed Port Master Plan will be developed by consultants through topographic surveys, site investigations, and modeling studies. The exact location of the terminals plus all necessary port components and infrastructure will be sketched out in the master plan.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 14, 2019 08:26 UTC