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PM Officially Announces Completion of Karnaphuli Tunnel’s South Side

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina || Photo: Collected

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina || Photo: Collected

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined an event marking an end to the general work of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel’s south tube, which goes beneath the river Karnaphuli in Chattogram. She also officially announced the completion of the tunnel’s south side, reports UNB.

The PM joined the event, organised by the Bridges Division, virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.

Construction work on the Karnaphuli Tunnel’s southern end has been completed entirely, while 99 percent of the work on the tunnel’s northern end has been finished.

This is the first under-river tunnel in South Asia, which is expected to contribute 0.166 percent to the national economic growth by boosting employment, tourism, and industrialisation. Karnaphuli Tunnel is expected to greatly improve the traffic situation in Chattogram.

According to project sources, two 5.35km approach roads are being constructed on the eastern and western sides of the tunnel. The length of the tunnel is 3.32km, and it is being constructed at a depth of 18 to 31 metres under the Karnaphuli river.

According to officials, as of now, the overall progress of the project is 94 percent. It’ll take two more months to complete the rest of the work.

Karnaphuli Tunnel is being built at a cost of Tk 10,374 crore. The tunnel project is being implemented with joint funding from the governments of Bangladesh and China (G2G). The Exim Bank of China is giving a loan of Tk 5,913 crore while the Bangladesh government is funding the rest.

The Karnaphuli river divides Chattogram into two parts. The tunnel being built – following the “One City, Two Towns” model like Shanghai in China – will connect the port city on the north with Anwara Upazila on the south.

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