Monday, March 22, 2021

Mega Projects in Coxs Bazar | Industry & Tourism Sector

  


Within recent ten years, several mega projects started working in Cox's Bazar district and finally special initiatives were taken to implement these projects as priority projects of the Government to present the Coxsbazar as a special economic zone and make an attractive tourist area of Bangladesh. The special aim of the present government about Cox's Bazar is to build hopes for the people of this area to be a special economic zone. Some ongoing mega projects of Coxs Bazar area are:

  • Construction of railway line from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar and Ramu to Ghum dhum
  • Upgrade Cox's Bazar existing Airport to an International Airport
  • Construction of Matarbari Coal Power Plant
  • Sonadia Deep Seaport Construction project
  • LNG Terminal Construction project
  • Maheshkhali-Anwara Gas Transmission Pipeline Project
  • Khurushkul Extensive asylum project
  • Construction of High-tech Park in Ramu
  • Construction of sub-marine base of Navy at Pekua
  • Sabrang Economic zone of Teknaf (Tourist Park)
  • Jalliar island special economic zone (Naf Tourism Park)
  • Setting up National Marine Research Institute at Inani
  • Digital Island-Maheshkhali project

 

Recent progress reports of these projects have indicated that most of the projects are in the right direction.


Dohazari-Ramu to Cox's Bazar to Ghumudhum railway line: The project is being implemented at a cost of more than BDT 18 thousand crore with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding. The overall physical progress of the project is satisfactory. If the government-initiated projects for road connectivity are implemented, connectivity with different countries of South Asia will be increased. The project is expected to be completed by the year 2022.


Cox's Bazar International Airport Project: The project of upgrading Cox's Bazar existing Airport to an International Standard Airport was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on July, 2015. The existing runway of the airport will be increased from 6775 feet to 9000 feet. The cost of this project is more than BDT 11 thousand crore. Project development work is running in full progress. These include construction of shelter projects, construction of roads and bridges, and construction of BWDB's embankments etc.


Matarbari Coal Electricity Plant: The ultra-super-critical technology based coal-based power plant will be built on total 1,414 acres of land at Matarbari and Dhalghata Union of Maheshkhali. The expected project cost is more than BDT 35 thousand crore. The Japanese government will finance the project. The progress report said that other works are in line as per the work plan and the project is expected to be completed within 2023.


Sonadia deep sea port: At present no detail information is available about its progress. Japan's Pacific Consultant International (PCI) has completed a technical and economic study and survey to build a deep sea port in Sonadia Island, Coxsbazar. Although initially it was planned to be constructed on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis, it has now been decided to build on a government-to-government (G2G) basis. Other countries, including China, India and the United Kingdom, have shown initial interest about this project.


LNG Terminal at Maheshkhali: A Floating Storage and Registration Unit (FSRU) floated in the Bay of Bengal near Maheshkhali. The huge ship-cum-terminal was brought from Qatar by liquefied natural gas or LNG. It converts the liquid fuel into gas and sends it to Chattogram through a 90 km long pipeline. The floating terminal arrived in Maheshkhali on April 2018. The project is being implemented with built on operating and transfer method. In addition to the construction of LNG terminal, parallel pipeline construction of Maheshkhali-Anwara gas transmission pipeline, construction of Anwara-Fouzdarhat gas circulation pipeline and construction of Chittagong-Feni-Bakhrabad gas transmission pipeline are also involved.


Submarine base of the Navy in Pekua: To construct a submarine base the Bangladesh Navy has acquired around 333 acres of land in Magnama Mouja under Pekua upazila. An allotment of BDT 63 crore has already been made for land compensation and the land has been handed over to the prospecting company.


Ramu National Oceanic Research Institute: Under the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technology, 29.5 acres of land was provided in the Pechardip Mouja area in Ramu upazila for setting up the National Oceanic Research Institute. The project was inaugurated by the Prime Minister after completing construction work at a cost of more than BDT 80 crore. Currently the activities of the research institute are underway.


Sabrang Tourism Park of Teknaf (Special Economic Zone): With the permission of Land Ministry and acquisition of 1139 acres of land has already been handed over to BEZA (Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority). BEZA has completed the feasibility evaluation process. Currently, the BWDB, LGED, RHD and Rural Electrification Boards have adopted plans for development activities in the applicable field. The project was inaugurated by the Prime Minister through a video conference 2016.


Jaliardwip Exclusive Tourist Zone (Naf Tourism Park) of Teknaf: For the establishment of Jalliyar dwip Exclusive Tourist Zone, 271 acres of land at Jaliar deep in Naf River has been handed over to Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA). In addition, the Forest Department has approved 21.12 acres of land for use as road to Jaliaradwip Exclusive Tourist Zone (Naf Tourism Park). With the help of a German-based company, the project will develop a variety of entertainment mediums, including long cable cars, to entertain tourists.


Khurushkul shelter project: A special shelter project was undertaken on 253.35 acres of land at Khurushkul Mouza on the eastern side of the Bakkhali river to rehabilitate 4409 landless families living illegally on Government land on the west side of Cox's Bazar Airport. A Sheikh Hasina tower and 149 multi-storeyed buildings will be constructed for the rehabilitation.

The present government has a special focus on making Cox's Bazar a developed and perfect tourist city. Therefore, the current government is planning to implement various development projects in Cox's Bazar. In the last years, the government has approved 25 mega development projects in Cox's Bazar. Therefore, they need to be implemented at the right time.

Thus, the image of Bangladesh will be completely changed after 15 years if the development continuity is maintained. Business will be boosted and will create employment opportunity. At the same time, a large part of the national revenue will be acquired from Cox's Bazar.

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