Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 27 development projects and lay foundation stones for five others, including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre, during a day's visit to the district on Wednesday.
The projects will be implemented under different ministries and divisions and Rangpur City Corporation at a cost of around Tk 12.40 crore.
Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur district Mohammad Mobasswer Hasani told reporters that the prime minister will visit Rangpur district on August 2, Wednesday.
“She will inaugurate 27 development projects and lay foundation stones of five others involving around Taka 1240 crore from a grand rally to be held on Rangpur Zila School ground," he said.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre is one of the important schemes.
Project Director (Deputy Secretary) of the project Md Abdul Halim said the 10-story novotheatre is being built on 10 acres of land at a cost of Tk 417 crore.
The novotheatre will be built in Rangpur Upshohor around six kilometers away from Rangpur town, he said.
He also mentioned that it will help ensure more socio-economic upliftment of the locality.
"It will generate employment," Halim said.
He mentioned that the students could know about space science and would feel encouraged to study science.
The government has already built Bangabandhu Novotheatre in Dhaka while four others are being built in Barishal, Rangpur, Rajshahi, and Khulna.
Work on the Novo Theatre in Rajshahi is almost completed and likely to be opened in one or two months.
Each of the divisions will get a novetheatre as Hasina had earlier pledged.
The projects under Youth and Sports Ministry which will be inaugurated are- Sheikh Russell Media Center, Sheikh Russell Indoor Stadium, Sheikh Russell Swimming Pool, Rangpur Palichara Stadium, and Divisional Women Sports Complex.
The projects under Rangpur City Corporation are- Rangpur City Central Bus Terminal, Rangpur City Asphalt Plant, and Store Yard.
The projects under Agriculture Ministry are- Nalaya River Re-excavation (19.14 kilometers), Alaikumari River Re-excavation (19.24 kilometers), Noimulla Beel Re-excavation (14.57 acres), Chithli Feel Re-excavation (19.63 acres), Varardaha and Patuakamri Beel Re-excavation (22.89 acres).
The projects under Local Government and Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry are- development works of the road from Pirgacha upazila Chowdhurani GC to Shathibari R&H, Rehabilitation works of the road from Pirgacha upazila Vendabari to Khalashpir GC, Rehabilitation works of the road from Kaunia upazila Tepamdhupur GC to Paotana GC, construction of a 96-meter bridge over Ghaghat river at Gopalganj Ghat in Mithapukur Upazila, construction of a 40-meter bridge on Burirhaat GC- Kakina R&H road in Gangachara upazila and construction works of Pallimari government primary school cum shelter in Kaunia upazila.
The projects under Health Engineering Department are- Rangpur Medical College Multipurpose Building, Helencha 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur, office of divisional health director of Rangpur Division, Matharganj 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Pirganj upazila in Rangpur, 14 No Chatra 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Pirganj upazila in Rangpur, 10 bed Begum Rokeya Modern Hospital of Payraband union of Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur and Khalashpir 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Pirganj upazila in Rangpur.
The other projects are- The preservation of 2540 meter river banks in Pirganj upazila and the office building of inspection of Rangpur Factories and Organisations.
The prime minister will also lay the foundation stones of the Rangpur Regional office of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission Secretariat, Bitac Center of Rangpur district, the women's hostel for Rangpur Medical College, and the regional office of BMDA.
