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PM lays foundations of 6 uplift projects in Chittagong

BSS, Ctg
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday inaugurated half a dozen development projects in Chittagong involving about Tk 1,100 crore.
After flying to the port city in the morning, the prime minister spent a busy day laying the foundations of Tk 439 crore third Karnaphuli Bridge at Char Chaktai, Tk 500 crore Foy's Lake Development Project at Pahartali and Tk 95 crore three-star Motel Saikat complex near Chittagong train station.
She also laid the foundations of a Tk 10 crore multistorey building of Chittagong Education Board at Sholoshahar and the Tk 5.13 crore Chittagong Women's Technical Training Centre at Nasirabad.
Besides, the prime minister inaugurated the Tk 8 crore extended complex of Jamiatul Falah Masjid-cum-Islamic Centre at Dampara in the city.
Several ministers, lawmakers and local leaders of the four-party alliance accompanied the prime minister.
Business leaders said the planned third Karnaphuli Bridge, beautification of Foy's Lake and construction of Motel Saikat will give a tremendous boost to tourism in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban and Rangamati districts.
Officials said the third Karnaphuli Bridge will open new avenues of industrialisation in the southern part of the Karnaphuli river and extend the port city, which is already crammed due to unplanned urbanisation.
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The new bridge will expedite the process of linking Bangladesh and Myanmar by road, gear up construction of the proposed Trans-Asian highway and ensure a hassle-free journey for tourists to some important tourist spots in Anowara, Bandarban and Cox's Bazar, sources said.
The development of Foy's Lake and construction of Motel Saikat will significantly enhance infrastructural facilities in the tourism sector, added the sources.
The Foy's Lake Development Project is expected to be complete in 2007. Under the project, the lake will have an amusement park comprising modern recreational facilities including cable cars, balloon wheels, boating facilities, family coasters, trains, theatres and laser shows.
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation officials told BSS that construction of Motel Saikat located in the busy station road area on nearly three bighas of land was expected
to be complete in two and a half years.
The 10-storey establishment will have the status of a three-star international hotel. It will have a shopping complex, spacious basement parking for vehicles, tourist information centre, conference room, space for private commercial offices and separate stairs and elevators for boarders and shoppers.
State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin told BSS that the Motel Saikat Complex will become a nerve centre for local and foreign tourists. Tourists bound for Cox's Bazar, Bandarban and Rangamati could facilitate their journey by using facilities of the motel.
The Women's Technical Training Centre to be constructed on 1.72 acres of land at Nasirabad will impart training to about 720 unemployed women every year.