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ECNEC nod for eight projects
3 February 2010: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) of Bangladesh, on 2 February 2010, approved eight development projects with a cost of Tk 1,532 crore, including Efficient Lighting Initiative for Bangladesh scheme aimed saving some 500-MW electricity by June 2011.
Of the total project costs, Tk 830 crore will come as project aid while Tk 702 crore from government exchequer. The Efficient Lighting Initiative for Bangladesh (Part-1 & Part-II) project under the Power Division will be implemented at a cost of Tk 279 crore, including GoB amount of only Tk 3 crore. The rest of the project cost of around Tk 276 crore will come from the World Bank as soft loan. The Rural Electrification Board is the lead implementation agency of the project while PDB, DESCO, DPDC and WZPDCL are the other implementing agencies.
Under the first part of the project (August 2009-June 2010), some 1.05 crore Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) will be distributed free of cost among the PDB, DESCO, DPDC and WZPDCL residential consumers replacing their incandescent lamps, which is expected to save around 200-MW power in the evening (6 pm to 10 pm).
In the 2nd part of the project (July 2010 to June 2011), some 1.75 crore CFL bulbs will be distributed among the PDB, DESCO, DPDC, WZPDCL consumers, which is also expected to save around another 300MW electricity during the evening peak hours.
Under the ‘Urban Public and & Environmental Health Sector Development Project’ under the Local Government Division at a cost of Tk 555 crore, normal and medical wastes would be disposed in all the six city corporations of the country.
Besides, five city canals -- Chutibhola, Katasur, Baunia, Kalyanpur and Ramchandrapur -- will be re- excavated to solve the water-logging problem in the city. The works will be done under the ‘Water Logging Eradication (phase 2) project in Dhaka Metropolis’ under the Local Government Division at an estimated cost of Tk 181 crore.
The other approved projects include ‘Comilla University Establishment 1st phase (2nd amended) project’ under the Education Ministry at a cost of Tk 55 crore, ‘Establishment of Cantonment Public School and College at Artillery Center & School, Halishahar, Chittagong & Rajshahi Cantonment Project’ under the Defense Ministry estimating Tk 48 crore, ‘Bangladesh Institute of Textile Technology (2nd amended) Project’ under the Jute and Textile Ministry at a cost of Tk 67 crore, ‘Up gradation of road to four lanes from Bahaddarhat to Third Karnaphuli Bridge’ under the Roads and Railways Division at a cost of Tk 142 crore and the ‘Greater Rajshahi Division coordinated Rural Development (1st amended) project (Rajshahi, Natore, Naogaon and Chapainawabganj’ under the Local Government Division involving Tk 205 crore.
Source: Bangladeshinfo