19 LGED projects advancing rapidly in Tangail

TANGAIL, Sept 12: The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Tangail has achieved an average progress rate of 82 per cent across 19 development projects. 

Officials say that this success has been possible due to the direct supervision and round-the-clock monitoring of the Executive Engineer.

According to LGED sources, in the fiscal year 2023-24, Tangail LGED undertook 19 projects with an estimated allocation of Tk 2,678.08 crore. These are: 

IRIDP-3 (Priority Rural Infrastructure Development Project-3): Tk 162.30 crore allocated for 172 schemes, of which 147 are completed and 25 ongoing. Physical progress: 94 per cent. 

IRIDP-Tangail (Tangail Development Project):  Tk 531.23 crore allocated for 737 schemes; 480 completed, 214 ongoing, 9 cancelled, 34 under tender. Progress: 79 per cent. 

MRRIDP (Mymensingh Region Rural Infrastructure Development Project):  Tk 507.28 crore for 467 schemes; 379 completed, 79 ongoing, 9 cancelled. Progress: 87 per cent. 

CIBRR (Construction of Important Bridges on Rural Roads): Tk 112.25 crore for 13 schemes; 2 completed, 6 ongoing, 4 cancelled, 1 under tender. Progress: 52 per cent.

GOBM (Rural Road Maintenance & Preservation):  Tk 620.07 crore for 86 schemes; 70 completed, 15 ongoing, 1 under tender. Progress: 86 per cent.

UHBP (Construction of Bridges under 100m on Upazila-Union-Village Roads):  Tk 84.52 crore for 18 schemes; 10 completed, 7 ongoing, 1 cancelled. Progress: 92 per cent.

DDIRDWSP (Dhaka Division Road Widening & Strengthening):  Tk 190.38 crore for 41 schemes; 22 completed, 18 ongoing, 1 cancelled. Progress: 90 per cent.

CAFDRIR (Cyclone Amphan & Flood-Affected Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation): Tk 101.18 crore for 58 schemes; 33 completed, 23 ongoing, 2 cancelled. Progress: 70 per cent.

SUPRB (Supporting for Rural Bridges): Tk 90.16 crore for 35 schemes; 22 completed, 12 ongoing, 1 cancelled. Progress: 87 per cent.

GSID-2 (General Social Infrastructure Development-2): Tk 21.25 crore for 641 schemes; 532 completed, 67 ongoing, 42 under tender. Progress: 80 per cent.

VRRP (Village Road Rehabilitation Project):  Tk 102.42 crore for 80 schemes; all completed. Progress: 100 per cent.
CRMIDP (Countrywide Rural Infrastructure Development):  Tk 36.35 crore for 16 schemes; 12 completed, 3 ongoing, 1 cancelled. Progress: 95 per cent.

IPCP (Pond and Canal Improvement Project): Tk 5.88 crore for 28 schemes; 17 completed, 7 ongoing, 3 under tender, 1 cancelled. Progress: 80 per cent.

SSWRDP-2 (Small-Scale Water Resources Development Project, Phase II):  Tk 15.98 crore for 8 schemes; 6 completed, 2 ongoing. Progress: 82 per cent.

DOC Pilot (Establishment of Cooperative Model Villages): Tk 1.15 crore for 1 scheme, ongoing. Progress: 60 per cent.
IDWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management):  Tk 13.76 crore for 8 schemes; 5 completed, 3 ongoing. Progress: 80 per cent.
TULOP (Union and Town Land Office Construction): Tk 1.10 crore for 8 schemes; 7 ongoing, 1 cancelled. Progress: 17 per cent.
UTMIDP (Upazila-Town & Basic Infrastructure Development Project):  Tk 3.56 crore for 6 schemes; 2 completed, 4 ongoing. Progress: 67 per cent.

PCRBCP (Residential Buildings for Cleaners under Tangail Municipality): Tk 32.97 crore allocated for two 7-storey buildings (36 and 72 units), currently suspended due to land complications.

Tangail LGED Executive Engineer Mohammad Kamruzzaman said that after taking charge following the government transition in August last year, he inspected every project personally. Tenders of schemes with complications were cancelled, while issues with others were resolved through discussions with contractors.

He further informed that under the district's road network, 9,251 km of different types of roads have already been constructed. "I always take a strict stance to ensure the quality of development work," he added.