Rooppur nuke plant project enters most active phase
Shamim Jahangir
7th January, 2021 11:36:41
Despite the covid-19 pandemic, the construction work of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is in full swing with over 18,000 people working relentlessly to complete the project work as per the schedule.
In an interview with the Daily Sun, Director of the Russian Atomstroyexport (ASE) in Bangladesh IA Tupilov has shared different insights about mega project.
What are the latest updates on the construction of the Rooppur project?
The construction of the Rooppur NPP has entered its most active phase. General construction work is in full swing and is on track. Unfortunately, a small glitch occurred in April-June due to the pandemic. But starting in July, the pace of work began to grow steadily. We are starting to increase the number of personnel. While the average total number of people employed at the construction site in the past years was 12,000 people, today it has already exceeded 18,0
WZ to construct Bogura-Sirajganj dual gauge new railway route
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RAJSHAHI, Jan 3, 2021 (BSS) – The West Zone of Bangladesh railway will construct Bogura-Sirajganj direct rail track aimed at easing communication between the two districts, a railway official here said.
The zone headquartered in Rajshahi has adopted a project titled “Construction of Dual Gauge Rail Line from Bogura to Shahid M. Monsur Ali Station, Sirajganj of Bangladesh Railway”, its Chief Engineer Al Fattah Masudur Rahman told BSS.
He said the project had been approved in the ECNEC meeting on October 30, 2018 adding that an 86.51-kilometer mainline and another 16.30-kilometer loop line including other specified civil works will be constructed under the Taka 5,579.70-crore project.
9 killed in road crashes
6 of a family with newborn die as bus, autorickshaw collide Star Report Star Report
Six members of a family, including a newborn, were killed in a road accident in Mymensingh yesterday. The crash also claimed the life of the driver of the CNG-run auto-rickshaw the family was on.
In another road accident in Pabna s Ishwardi upazila yesterday morning, two workers of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant lost their lives and three others were injured.
According to a Road Safety Foundation report released yesterday, at least 464 people were killed and 513 injured in 402 road accidents throughout the country in December last year.
Fast track mega projects to contribute 3-4pc to GDP growth
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By Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo
DHAKA, Dec 31, 2020 (BSS) – The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expecting to increase by 3 to 4 percent once the fast track and mega projects of the government are completed.
A fast-track project monitoring taskforce has been overseeing the 10 fast-track projects to ensure their quick and proper implementation.
The 10 fast-track mega projects are: Padma Multipurpose Bridge, Metro Rail (MRT-6, MRT-1, MRT-5), Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Padma Rail Link, Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Rail Line, Rampal Thermal Power Plant, Payra Port First Terminal, Payra port infrastructure development, Maheshkhali Matarbari integrated infrastructure development activities and Matarbari Port Development Project.
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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.