Govt’s continuity 'very much indispensable’ to maintain dev: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that the continuity of the government is 'very much indispensable' to maintain the continuity of the development activities in the country.

"For maintaining the continuity of development, the continuity of government is 'very much indispensable'.......we've been able to unleash the development works in a well manner since we've been in power from 2008," she said.

The Prime Minister said this while laying the foundation stones of two projects for constructing rental-based flats for the slum dwellers in city's Mirpur and another for constructing residential flats on abandoned plots in city's Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur areas through video conferencing from her official Ganobhaban residence.

The government is constructing some 10,000 flats for the slum dwellers at Mirpur Section-11 as well as 253 Residential Flats for the government officials and common people at Dhanmondi area and Mohammadpur in the capital aimed at developing planned housing for all.

The two projects are: “Construction of Rental-Based Residential Flats for the Slum Dwellers at Mirpur Housing Estate in Mirpur Section-11 (First Phase)” and “Construction of Residential Flats on Abandoned Plots at Dhanmondi area and Mohammadpur."

National Housing Authority will implement the first phase of the project titled 'Rental-based residential flat project for the slum dwellers' with an estimated cost of Tk 111 crore to be entirely borne from the National Housing Authority's own fund. 

The project will be implemented in two phases and a total of 10,000 flats would be constructed on some 10 acres of land at Section-11, Mirpur Housing Estate, Mirpur, Dhaka.

In the first phase, some 533 flats will be built in five 14-storey buildings on some 2 acres of land with each of the flats measuring 483 square feet. 

In the 2nd phase, some 9,467 flats will be built in some 80 buildings (14-storey).

Each of the flat will have two bed rooms, living cum dining room, kitchen, bathroom, separate toilet and one veranda.

About 50 percent of the project area will have field, park, greenery, roads while the entire service lines like water supply and power connections would go through underground common duct. Each of the building will have two modern lifts which would be operated by the skilled operators of National Housing Authority.

About the allocation of flats and rent realisation management, the National Housing Authority will make the list of the area-wise slum families and the Authority will give the allocation on priority basis.

The tenants will be able to pay the monthly rent through money receipt or invoice to the National Housing Authority through the nominated bank while provision will also be there to pay the rent on daily basis or through mobile banking.

The tenants will have to pay the service charges and other utility bills to the building committee in the first half of the month.

Meanwhile, the National Housing Authority will construct some 253 flats on 2.07 acres of land at Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur with an estimated cost of Tk 373 crore to be entirely borne from the Authority's own fund.

Of the flats, 202 flats would be sold among the government officials and common people while the remaining 51 flats would be handed over to the National Housing Authority.

The allotted person will be able to pay the price of the flat at one time or more than one installments, the flat recipient will be able to pay the 50 percent price of the flat through installments in four years without any interest.

The flat recipient will be able to pay the rest of 50 percent price of each flat at 9 percent flat annual interest rate in 16 years while the flat recipients will also be able to pay the price of the flats through online banking or through invoice.

Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain also spoke on the occasion while PM's Principal Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury conducted the function.

Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Shahidullah Khandoker made a power-point presentation on the two projects.

Sheikh Hasina also exchanged views with the future beneficiaries of the two projects through video conferencing where Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh, MP was present at the Dhanmondi end while Ilias Uddin Mollah, MP was present at the Mirpur end.

Source: unb