Meeting for fiscal 2010-11 to consider eight development projects held

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) will hold its first meeting today for fiscal 2010-11 to consider eight development projects, including one to develop and reclaim Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara Lake in the city.

Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting.

The Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara project under the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) seeks to protect the lake from illegal occupation and to reclaim and preserve the water retention capacity of the lake as well as its beautification.

The other projects likely to be considered in the meeting are special development of University of Dhaka (4th phase) under the education ministry, Special Rural Water Supply Project under the Local Government Division, setting up single line miter gauge railway tracks on Dohazari-Ramu-Cox’s Bazar and Ramu-Gundum near Myanmar border under the Roads and Railways Division, construction of Dirai-Shalla highway near Madanpur-Dirai-Shalla road under the Roads and Railways Division, 2D seismic survey under fast track programme under the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, rural infrastructure development project in greater Faridpur (2nd phase) under the Local Government Division, and coordinated forest development (2nd phase) under the Agriculture Ministry.

The meeting is also likely review the ADP implementation progress of the Roads and Railways Division.