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Rajshahi City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said the expansion of the city area is in process for the betterment of the public in general.
He also said two regional offices, one in the north and another in the west, were set up taking the issue of decentralisation of civic amenities into consideration.
Mayor Liton came up with the observation while addressing the opening ceremony of a three-day orientation workshop for the newly recruited officers of the corporation at the city bhaban conference hall on Tuesday as chief guest.
Chief Executive Officer Dr Sharif Uddin, Secretary Moshiur Rahman, Chief Revenue Officer Nur-E-Sayeed and Budget-cum-Accounts Officer Shafiqul Islam Khan were present on the occasion.
Mayor Liton said the appointments were given in the vacant posts for expediting the service delivery activities and expected that the new recruits will discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to boost the image and dignity of the service delivery institution.
He also told the meeting that they have been implementing massive infrastructure development works at present as part of the Tk 2,993-crore project titled Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development in Rajshahi City.
He said they are going to construct five more flyovers with the main thrust of the overall development of the metropolis through freeing it from traffic congestion.
The flyovers will be constructed on Haragram Natunpara Railway Crossing, Rajshahi Court Station Railway Crossing, Bilsimla Railway Crossing, Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Railway Crossing, Bhadra Railway Crossing and Mohanpur Railway Crossing.
The flyovers will be constructed with an estimated cost of around Tk 821.93 crore, while the infrastructures at Tk 353.59 crore as part of RCC’s Tk 2,993-crore project titled Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development in Rajshahi City.
In addition to the five flyovers, various infrastructure development works are being implemented under the project scheduled to be completed by June 2024. A total of ten foot-over bridges will also be constructed.
Liton said Sheikh Russel Shishu Park is being established in the Chhotobangram area at a cost of around Tk 4.43 crore.
