Padma Barrage: Tk 344.97 Billion Project Approved The government has approved the “Padma Barrage (1st Phase)” project with an estimated cost of more than Tk 344.97 billion to restore major river systems, reduce salinity intrusion, strengthen irrigation, and improve ecological sustainability across vast areas of the country. The approval came at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), held today at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at the Bangladesh Secretariat, with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presiding over the meeting. Recommended by the Planning Commission, the mega project was placed before the ECNEC to revive river systems, reduce salinity intrusion in the southwest, improve irrigation facilities, and restore ecological balance in the Sundarbans. The project, undertaken by the Ministry of Water Resources and to be implemented by the Bangladesh Water Development Board, has been estimated at over Tk 344.97 billi...
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