Editorial Why is there no accountability for the gross delay of Purbachal project? A massive development work at 300-feet Purbachal Road is underway. The government is constructing an eight-lane expressway to connect Kuril with Kanchan Bridge via Purbachal. Besides, 100-feet canals are being built on both sides of the road from Kuril to the Balu river. The photo was taken on Monday. Photo: Sk Enamul Haq What was supposed to be an "ideal town" to take some of the population burden off Dhaka city has so far been revised five times since its initiation in 1995, with its progress still a far cry from completion. It has now been 11 years since the initial deadline of Rajuk's Purbachal New Town project, and the initial population estimate (10 lakh) has nearly tripled while the initial project cost (Tk 3,312 crore) has more than tripled. Let us not forget that all of these delays and revisions are being financed by public money.