Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated 684 flats for government officials and employees constructed in 9 multi-storied residential buildings on the site of 11 dilapidated buildings in
CGS Colony of Chattogram city.
She inaugurated these projects through video conferencing from Ganobhaban on Tuesday morning.
On this occasion, the Public Works Department (PWD) organised a programme in the field of Agrabad CGS colony in the port city.
The total cost of this project was Tk 48293.57 lakh. The scheme has been implemented to improve the living standard of government officials by providing housing facilities to them. A total of 6.16 acres of land has been well-arranged accommodation for 684 families with modern facilities. Housing problem will be solved to a great extent by ensuring all kinds of modern facilities in a particular place by constructing high-rise buildings. It has made it possible to ensure fair use of land in urban areas of the city.
Under the project, 152 flats 2 in 20-storey buildings of 650 square feet, 304 flats 4 in 20-storey buildings of 850 square feet, 228 flats 3 in 20-storey buildings of 1000 square feet and a total of 684 flats and 1 community building have been constructed.
About 75 percent of vacant land of the project is covered with green space, only 25 percent of the buildings have been constructed. A total of 9460 fruit, medicinal, forest and beautifying trees including numerous flowering trees were planted in the project area. Other facilities of the project include playground, walkway, 1 scenic reservoir with sitting and walking area around it, community hall in three-storey building, maintenance office of public works civil and E/M, fresh water supply system through own deep tube well, CCTV monitoring system, Sub-station system, 1 in 500 KVA and 1 in 400 KVA diesel generator system, Diesel generator system, Modern fire fighting system, PABX, Intercom and LED lights used in each flat, Central dustbin and waste collection point, each Provision of solar panels in buildings, 03 in each building Total 27 in 09 buildings and 1 in community building Total 28 lifts, Sewage treatment plant, Reservoir, Rain water storage,
Planned tree plantation, Internal roads, Reticulated for fuel gas saving Provision of pre-paid LPG gas system etc.
On the other hand, government residential flats and dormitory buildings have been constructed in abandoned houses in Chattogram city.
The total cost of the project is Tk 47660.95 lakhs. The objective of the project is to ensure fair use of government land, increase government revenue, improve quality of service by ensuring quality housing for government officials and protect government land from litigation and expropriation.
The project given by the Prime Minister will play a special role in improving the housing facilities of the government officials and employees, said the engineers of Public Works Department (PWD).
Under the project, 414 flats will be constructed in 10 buildings with 1500 square feet flats, 576 flats with 162 flats in 4 buildings with 1250 square feet flats and 64 dormitory rooms (each unit with 250 square feet flats) will be constructed in one building. A total of 160 flats and 64 dormitory rooms have been constructed in 4 buildings of the project.
Other facilities of the project include- Sub-station, Underground Reservoir, Deep Tube Well, Suez Treatment Plant (STP), Pump House, Fire Fighting System, Compound Drain, Land Development, Arboriculture/Landscaping, LPG Gas Connection, Security Light & Lightning Arrester, CCTV, generator, modern fire hydrant system and solar power, community space, 2 elevators in each building, telephone connection in each building, intercom, PABX, fire fighting system, internet connection, walkway, sitting area, extensive green system etc.
Chattogram Public Works Zone Additional Chief Engineer Abul Khair, Public Works Ministry Joint
Secretary Mohammad Motahar Hossain, Project Director and Chattogram Public Works Circle-2 Supervising Engineer Muhammad Ashif Imroz, Chattogram Public Works Circle-1 Supervising Engineer Badrul Alam Khan, National Housing Authority Supervising Engineer Moktar Hossain Dewan, Chittagong Public Works E/M Circle Supervising Engineer Mohammad Kaikobad, Councillor Md. Sheikh Zafarul Haider Chowdhury, Deputy Director of Housing Inspectorate, Chattogram IEB General Secretary along with all Executive Engineers, Sub-Divisional Engineers, Assistant Engineers and Dignitaries including Deputy Assistant Engineer, Chattogram Metropolitan Liberation Committee Commander, Chattogram District Liberation Committee Commander, CGS Clcolony association President and General Secretary were present.
Public Works Department is playing a leading role in the construction of multi-storied buildings to accommodate government offivials-employees. The engineers who come to the department are talented and experienced. They are working in the light of keeping the tradition of the organization. PWD is also working. No other organization has such an opportunity. Private building owners often do not want soil testing, which increases the risk after construction. Before constructing the Public Works Department building there, the soil is tested by an experienced engineer. State-of-the-art equipment is used in soil testing.
So the Public Works Department is not only building concrete walls, but also implementing the development plans of the government.
