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Published on October 11, 2013
Addressing the function, Hasina said her government has always prioritized the interest of the common people so that their ways of living become easier. "We come to power to give, not for taking," Mentioning that there has been a touch of development in every nook and corner of the country, she said that her government sincerely wants to make the Dhaka city livable and has been working ceaselessly to this end. The PM called upon all to supplement the government activities so that the country could be self-reliant and stand on its own feet instead of relying on begging. "We can not always move ahead through lending, rather we'll be able to build the country with our talents and prudence, and I believe in this," she said.
With the construction of the flyover, she said Jatrabari-Sayedabad-Gulistan-Fulbaria-Palashi has been turned into a four lane road with modern facilities. The Prime Minister said the flyover built in one of the main gateways in the capital would play a crucial role in easing nagging traffic congestion. "To build a modern Dhaka free from traffic jam, we've taken various initiatives including construction of flyovers, elevated expressway, underground tunnel, ring road and waterway around Dhaka under the Strategic Transport Plan (STP)." She said her government has been implementing various programmes to increase civic amenities including removing water-logging, river and environmental pollution and unplanned urbanization.
The flyover is expected to make road connectivity between 30 southeastern districts and the capital faster. It will also help ease the perennial traffic gridlock in Saydabad, Jatrabari, Tikatuli, Gulistan and Fulbaria areas. The Tk 2,300 crore project, country's first ever Public Private Partnership scheme, is being constructed on a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis. The concessionaire, Orion Infrastructure Ltd, is to hand it over to the government after 24 years of concession period, officials said. The construction work of the flyover began in 2010 under the supervision of Dhaka City Corporation. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of the flyover on June 22 in 2010.
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