Desk Report
Published: 07 Sep 2021, 08:42 pm
Padma Bridge || Photo: Collected
Railways Minister Md Nurul
Islam Sujan today said that it will not be possible to introduce train on Padma
Bridge on the same day, with inauguration road communication, if the railway
section of the bridge is not handed over to the railway authority by next
January.
"It will take six
months to install rail tracks on the main bridge. If the Bridge Authority hands
over (the rail section to the rail authority) by next January, train can run on
Bhanga-Mawa route through the Padma Bridge on the same day along with the
road," he said.
While inspecting the
railway links on both sides of the Padma Bridge, Sujan said that the
Dhaka-Bhanga railway route will be launched on December 16 in 2022.
He said the Bridge
Authorities is not allowing the railway authority to start the construction of
roads, electricity and gas connections and walkways on the Padma Bridge before
March next.
"And it will take six
months to complete the work of the railway. As a result, it will not be
possible to complete the work by June. That's why there is an uncertainty about
the inauguration of the bridge's road and railway together," the railways
minister said.
Railways Secretary Selim Reza, Director General of Bangladesh Railway Dhirendranath Majumder, Padma Bridge Rail Link Project Director Md Afzal Hossain, Additional Superintendent of Police of Munshiganj (Srinagar Circle) Md Asaduzzaman, Louhjong Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdul Awal and Padma Bridge Executive Engineer Dewan Abdul Quader were, among others, present on the occasion. (BSS)