Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated 26 development projects worth Tk 1,333 crore in Rajshahi on Sunday, seven of which are for Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC).
She also laid the cornerstones for six other development projects with an estimated cost of Tk 376.28 crore.
The prime minister inaugurated and laid cornerstones of the projects after joining a mammoth public rally organised by the Rajshahi city and district units of Awami League at the historic Madrasa Maidan.
These cornerstones were laid for the Information Complex (worth Tk 24 crore), Regional PSC Office Building (worth Tk 8.35 crore), Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam Girls High School (worth Tk 62 crore), Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Boys High School (worth Tk 53 crore), BKSP Regional Training Centre (worth Tk 162 crore), and Rajshahi WASA Building (worth Tk 66 crore).
The implemented projects include a 58ft mural of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, built by Rajshahi City Corporation at the city's C and B Crossing, at a cost of around Tk 5.03 crore.
Rajshahi city corporation has also implemented other projects including Sheikh Russel Shishu Park, an overpass on Mohanpur Railway Crossing, a four-lane road and a median with a separate lane for slow-moving vehicles from Bhadra Rail Crossing to Nawdapara bus terminal.
The RCC implemented another four-lane road and a median including a separate lane for slow-moving vehicles from Bilsimilla railway crossing to City Haat and a widened road, from Kalpana Cinema Hall to Talaimary crossing, carpeting, drain and footpath construction from Rentur Kharir Arat to Dhalur Mor via Hi-tech Park and road construction from the court to Shahartali Club.
Aimed at ushering in a new horizon in recreation, particularly for children, the Sheikh Russel Shishu Park on 2.14 acres in Chhotobangram area with an estimated cost of Tk 4.43 crore is nearing completion.
The Roads and Highway Department has constructed a highway from Puthia to Bagmara at a cost of Tk 116.83 crore.
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank has implemented an upward extension work from the sixth floor to the tenth floor of its head office at a cost of Tk 10.21 crore.
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police had built its headquarters at a cost of Tk 20.08 crore.
Rajshahi National Heart Foundation Hospital has been established in the Laxmipur area at a cost of Tk 14.46 crore.
A Technical Training Centre has been built at Mohanpur Upazila at a cost of Tk 22.18 crore.
Rajshahi Shishu Hospital has also been established at a cost of around Tk 22.90 crore.
The Rajshahi Medical College has constructed its administrative building at a cost of around Tk 15 crore.
A multi-storey Social Service Complex has been built in Rajshahi involving around Tk 12.78 crore.
A two-storey female hostel has been constructed on a six-storey foundation at Rajshahi Government Women's College for Tk 5.58 crore.
A five-storey academic building of Technical School and College has been built at Charghat costing around Tk 17.20 crore.
A multipurpose building has been constructed at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital at a cost of around Tk 8.96 crore. The Civil Surgeon's Office has also been established at a cost of Tk 4.27 crore.
Bangladesh Water Development Board has been implementing two projects to protect the left banks from erosion of the Padma river in Charghat and Bagha upazilas involving around Tk 694.34 crore.
The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has been constructing two roads under its Rural Connectivity Improvement Project involving around Tk 43.96 crore.
A multipurpose auditorium has been constructed at Rajshahi PTI at a cost of Tk 8.92 crore.
The Upazila Muktijoddha Complex Building has been built in Rajshahi city at a cost of Tk 2.81 crore.
