The “SASEC Road Link Project-11: Elenga-Hatikamrul-Rangpur Highway Four-Lane Upgradation” project received the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) nod at its weekly meeting in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday. Including the one on Elenga-Rangpur highway, seven projects worth a total cost of Tk 128.94 billion were cleared by the ECNEC on Tuesday. The six others are:>> Meteorological radar development of Dhaka and Rangpur with more than Tk 2.08 billion. >> Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) electrical commodity production and establishment of light engineering industrial estate costing more than Tk 2.13 billion. >> Construction of link road from Sirajuddoula Road to Shah Amanat Bridge (Bakolia Access) with Tk 2.5 billion.

Source: bd News24 September 06, 2016 14:37 UTC