The Dhaka Metro The Dhaka Metro is an approved metro rail system to be constructed in Dhaka, the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The system is referred to as the MRT, abbreviated from Metro Rail Transit. It has been long called for to solve the extreme amount of traffic jams and congestion that occur throughout the entire city on a daily basis. Dhaka city is also one of worlds heavy traffic congestion areas in the world. A feasibility study has been completed, the route has been decided upon, yet construction has not begun. The progress was stalled by a number of objections to the route alignment by numerous organisations. The deal for the first route (MRT line 6) of 20.1 kilometer to cost $2.8 billion was signed by the government with the Japan International Cooperation Agency on 20 February 2013. The first route will start from Pallabi, a northern suburb of Dhaka to Syedabad, in the south of the capital. Most of the metro will be elevated above current roads, with stations also elevated. During the first week of November 2013, the Government of Bangladesh led by the Awami League inked a deal with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to be the project consultant in helping build the Dhaka Metro. Its the first international project in which Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is providing the entire technological and logistical base in an international project.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 08:01:14 +0000
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