DOT Desk
Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a project of construction of dual gauge double line between Joydebpur and Ishwardy sections of Bangladesh Railway, reports The Daily Sun.
The project was approved on December 5.
The total cost of the project including construction of dual gauge railway line and consultancy fee is Tk 1,428,037.88 lakh (PA: BDT 875,675.36 lakh and GOB BDT 552,361.2 Lakh).
The construction cost of the 198.294 kilometre-long dual gauge double line is Tk 1,204,921.03 lakh.
The project is funded by the China Government on G to G basis. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation will implement the construction work which is scheduled to be completed by October 2023.