CHATTOGRAM, May 5: After a lengthy 14 years, the construction works of the 20 storied Nagar Bhavan for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) in the port city started on Monday, according to CCC sources.
The CCC Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury inaugurated the works at Anderkillah.
The CCC had taken the project in 2010 last. The then Mayor Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury laid the foundation stone of the Nagar Bhavan on March 11 in 2010 at its oldest site at Anderkillah.
But since then the construction works of the project remained suspended.
The oldest building of the CCC had been dismantled in 2009. According to CCC sources, Ministry of Local Government approved the DPP of the project in November in 2011. After suspending for three years, the construction works resumed in 2014. But again the works had been suspended. During the tenure of AJM Nasiruddin, the Ministry had approved the DPP of Tk 120 crore in 2017. Later the government had taken the project of Tk 202 crore in 2019 for construction of a 23 storied Nagar Bhavan which was enhanced to Tk 229 crore for 20 storied building with three basements.
But at that time the CCC had failed to get financial allocation for the project from the government.
For this reason, CCC had taken the initiative for construction of the Bhavan with their own fund.
Meanwhile, the CCC has already appointed a contractor for dismantling of the existing 6-storied building which has already been demolished.
The present administration is going to build the Nagar Bhavan with their own fund. In the first phase three basements will be constructed at Tk 28 crore of the 20-storied building.
One contractor Taher Brothers has been appointed for construction of the Nagar Bhavan.
The 20-storied Nagar Bhavan is being constructed with modern facilities of car parking, restaurant, auditorium, Bank, commercial establishments and helipad on the roof of the building.
At the end of the current month, the construction works of Nagar Bhavan are expected to begin, CCC sources said.
The building is being constructed under a city development policy to extend the activities of CCC, which is committed to public service. Sources in CCC said the new building to be constructed on some 40.8 katha of land at an approximate cost of Tk 229 crore would also provide spaces for conference hall and different organisations serving public amenities and facilities.
