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Govt to make all airports operative for 24 hrs: Mahbub
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DHAKA, March 10, 2021 (BSS) – State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali today said the government has taken initiative to make the country’s all domestic airports operative for 24 hours for giving flexibility to the air travellers.
“It will be easier for tourists to travel to major tourist destinations in the country when round-the-clock flight operations in all airports come in effect,” he said.
The state minister revealed the plan while visiting development works in Chattogram Shah Amanat Airport, a press release said.
The junior minister said as per directives of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in this regard, all the airports have already started preparatory work to run flight operation for 24 hours in day and night.
Karnaphuli tunnel to be ready for traffic by 2022
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the Karnaphuli River is expected to be ready for vehicular movements
by 2022.
the financial progress rose to 56.80 percent. Once completed, the
tunnel will be a part of Asian Highway,” Project Director (PD)
Engineer Harunur Rashid Chowdhury told BSS here today.
He said the total length of the proposed first ever four-lane
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tunnel will be around 9.39
kilometres, including 3.32 kilometres of the main tunnel, adding that
the total length of the approach road between western and eastern side
will be 5.35 kilometres alongside 727 metres of over bridge (Viaduct).
The project director said the length of tunnel tube will be
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Published: 28 Dec 2020 12:37 AM BdST
Updated: 28 Dec 2020 12:37 AM BdST The constructors needed to change the design after finding soft soil below 22 piers. Later, they decided to raise the amount of piles on the consultant’s advice. The change delayed the construction by around a year.
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The construction of major infrastructures under government’s mega projects, such as the Padma Bridge, Dhaka Metro Rail and Karnaphuli tunnel, lost speed due to lockdown restrictions imposed to the prevent further spread of the virus. Many of the foreign workers and engineers also went back to their home.