Dhaka Metro Rail Paragraph For 6,7,8,9
Among the mega projects of Bangladesh, Metrorail is currently underway. The implementation of which will change the face of Mega City Dhaka. The government has undertaken this mega project to decongest the capital Dhaka. JICA is spending 75 percent of this project. And the remaining 25 percent is financed by the Government of Bangladesh. This railway system is being built only for the capital Dhaka. Its first phase construction is on Uttara-Agargaon route. The rest of the work will be completed by next year. The first part is expected to be commissioned in December this year.
Dhaka metro rail paragraph
Dhaka Metrorail Project is called Mass Rapid Transit. In short it is called MRT. This project was taken up in 2013. The purpose of which was to reduce excessive traffic congestion in the capital. But according to the Revised Strategic Transport Plan made in 2016, its number of lines was reduced to 5. A total of 6 lines with a length of 20.1 km were selected. Later, on June 26, 2016, the construction work of the Dhaka Metrorail project was inaugurated.
As it is built to decongest traffic, flyovers are being constructed. After the construction of the road, the work of the railway started. Apart from this, there will be soundproof rails on both sides for noise reduction through the use of advanced technology. By July 2019, 4 km flyover has been constructed out of the 12 km road from Uttara to Agargaon.
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