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PM opens Kishoreganj’s all-weather road

Bangladesh

TBS Report
08 October, 2020, 11:25 am
Last modified: 08 October, 2020, 01:30 pm

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PM opens Kishoreganj’s all-weather road

She inaugurated it today through a video conference.

TBS Report
08 October, 2020, 11:25 am
Last modified: 08 October, 2020, 01:30 pm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: PMO
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Photo: PMO

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday formally opened the amazing Itna-Mithamoin-Austagram all-weather road in Kishoreganj to traffic.

Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 29.73–km spectacular road through a video-conference from her official residence Ganobhaban.

The road was constructed at a cost of Tk 874.08 crore, which connects three upazilas of Kishoreganj -- Itna, Mithamoin and Austagram.

The Itna-Mithamoin-Austagram road goes straight through a vast haor area in parallel with Dhanu and Baulai rivers starting from Itna Upazila Sadar to Austagram via Mithamoin Upazila.

The road has already been turned as one of the most beautiful destinations for travellers, holidaymakers and thrill-seekers before its formal inauguration.

A huge number of tourists flock regularly to the road to enjoy its scenic beauty of the road and its surrounding Haor areas.

Almost half of Kishoreganj district, including four of its six upazilas -- Itna, Mithamoin, Austagram, and Nikli -- is designated as a completely haor area, unique wetland ecosystems that during the monsoon resemble vast inland seas.

In 2016, President Abdul Hamid inaugurated the construction on the road in his ancestral district.

The road will also be connected to Sylhet-Brahmanbaria road in the future and a plan has been taken to build a flyover on it.

The road, popularly known as the 'Haor Road', paved the way for direct road connectivity between the haor region and other parts of the country, including Dhaka, Sylhet and Chattogram.

Later, the Prime Minister exchanged views with local people who were connected from Mithamoin Upazila. Local MPs and local dignitaries of Kishoreganj district were present at the Mithamoin end.

While exchanging views with local people, the PM said the road is a gift on behalf of President Abdul Hamid in the Mujib Borsha (Mujib Year).

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader delivered the welcome speech at the inaugural function conducted by PM's Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus.

Road Transport and Highway Division Secretary Md Nazrul Islam made an audio-visual presentation over the road project on the occasion.

The Roads and Highways Department implemented the road project that includes the 29.732-km main highway, three PC girder bridges, 11 RCC Girder bridges, 62 RCC box-culverts, Road protection dam and land acquisition.

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