2024-06-30 03:14:19
Railway Minister Zillul Hakim has claimed that no accident has occurred thus far resulting from sign system error in Bangladesh Railways. He made this declare in response to a query of M. Abdul Latif, a ruling social gathering member of Parliament from Chittagong-11 Constituency on Thursday (June 27).
Zillul Hakim mentioned, with the sincerity of the Prime Minister, numerous tasks are underway to transform all the railway of Bangladesh Railway into double line, set up railway connections in all districts of the nation, modernize the signaling system of all the railway and procure top quality engines and coaches.
He mentioned that the implementation of Computerized Prepare Cease or Safety (ATS or ATP) expertise is underway in Bangladesh Railways to robotically cease trains in any emergency to keep away from accidents.
In response to a query from ruling social gathering member of parliament Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Railway Minister Zillul Hakim mentioned that out of three thousand 93.38 kilometers of railway traces within the nation, there are 1 thousand 679.83 kilometers of meter gauge and broad gauge, 879.85 kilometers of broad gauge and 533.70 twin gauge railway traces.
He mentioned that Bangladesh Railway Grasp Plan which has been applied from 2016 to 2045, in line with the Grasp Plan, the Trans Asian Railway Community has been prioritized to transform railway traces to the identical gauge (Unigauge). Below this program, all of the meter gauge traces shall be transformed into twin gauge traces within the preliminary section and later shall be transformed into broad gauge. The Grasp Plan envisages implementation of 18 tasks on this regard, that are anticipated to be accomplished by 2045 topic to receipt of enough funding.
In response to a query from Comilla-8 Constituency Authorities Member of Parliament Abu Zafar Mohammad Shafi Uddin, the Minister of Street Transport mentioned that the variety of highways underneath the purview of Roads and Public Methods Directorate is 4. Through which 184 crore 37 lakh 24 thousand taka have been collected within the present monetary 12 months (2023-24). Amongst them – Bangabandhu Expressway (Dhaleswari and damaged half) 155 crore 39 lakh 47 thousand, Rustampur Toll Plaza in Habiganj on Dhaka-Sylhet freeway 15 crore 23 lakh 88 thousand, Hatikumrul-Banpara street in Natore 11 crore 45 thousand and Port Entry Street in Chittagong 2 crore 73 44 thousand rupees.
Obaidul Quader mentioned in response to a query from Mamunur Rashid Kiran, member of the ruling social gathering of Noakhali-3 Constituency, that tolls are collected from three bridges underneath the Bangladesh Bridge Authority, a company underneath the Bridges Division. There are three bridges – Bangabandhu Bridge over Yamuna River, Muktarpur Bridge over Dhaleswari River and Padma Bridge.
From July to June 19 of the present fiscal 12 months (2023-24), the quantity of toll collected from that bridge is 811 crore 57 lakh from Padma Bridge, 648 crore 87 lakh from Bangabandhu Bridge and 11 crore 61 lakh from Muktarpur Bridge.
In response to a different query of Mamunur Rashid, the street transport minister mentioned that the street security mission has been taken with the assistance of the World Financial institution as a improvement accomplice in street security in Bangladesh. The estimated value of the mission is 4 thousand 980 crores 14 lakh 14 thousand taka. Out of which the World Financial institution will make investments 37 thousand 59 crore 82 lakh 13 thousand taka.