The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday (Jan 4) approved a total of 10 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 11,211.44 crore.

The approval was given at a meeting with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

The premier joined the meeting virtually from her official Ganobhaban residence while ministers, state ministers, Planning Commission members and secretaries concerned attended the meeting from the NEC Conference Room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister MA Mannan said: "Of the total project cost, Taka 10,713.25 crore will come from the government and Taka 498.19 crore from the concerned organization's own fund.".

He said three projects are new while seven others are revised projects.

Of the projects, a Taka 6,316.71-crore scheme was approved in the meeting to give new homes to another 2.50 lakh homeless families under the Ashrayan project.

Besides, the day's ECNEC meeting also approved a Taka 2,490.96 crore project to develop important infrastructure and roads, including airport under the Chattogram City Corporation.

The other projects approved in the meeting are ‘Building Logistics and Fleet Maintenance Facilities for Bangladesh Coast Guard (1st revision)’ with an additional cost of Taka 135.94 crore, ‘Upgradation of Kumargaon-Badaghat-Airport Road to National Highway means 4-Lane’ with Taka 727.63 crore, ‘Modernization, Digitization and Automation of Bangladesh Television's Central Broadcasting System (Phase 1) (1st revision)’ with an additional cost of Taka 35.68 crore, ‘Mobile Game and Application Skill Development (3rd revision)’ with an additional cost of Taka 48.28 crore, ‘Polder 43/1 and 44 Rehabilitation under Barguna District and Prevention of Risky Parts from Erosion of Payra River’ with Taka 751.29 crore, ‘Erosion Prevention of Brahmaputra River in Chilmari and Ulipur Upazilas of Kurigram District” (1st revision) with an additional cost of Taka 145.71 crore, ‘Basic and Applied Research on the Jute (3rd revision)’ with an additional cost of Taka 6.92 crore and ‘BEPZA Economic Zone, Mirsarai-1st Phase (1st revision)’ with an additional cost of Taka 552.32 crore.

At the ECNEC meeting, the Prime Minister unveiled the cover of a book titled "Bangladesh at 50: Realization of Dreams through Humane and Patriotic Leadership’.