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Work on metro rail project in Dhaka to begin in June
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the work on the Tk 220 billion metro rail construction project in Dhaka in June this year, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said.
Published : 13 May 2016, 04:55 PM
Updated : 13 May 2016, 04:55 PM
He said an agreement was signed with Japan based Tokyo Construction Company in March this year for the implementation of the project.
The Uttara to Motijheel metro rail route will have 16 stations.
Upon completion, the facility will enable 60 thousand commuters to ply to and fro along the route in an hour.
The minister revealed this to the media after the inspection of a metro rail depot in Uttara on Friday.
Japan's development agency, JICA is providing Tk 160 billion for the Metro Rail-6 project.
“Commercial operation on the route is expected to begin by 2019,” the minister hoped.
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