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Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has undertaken a project to construct three major bridges on National Highway No. 1 (NH-1) on Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti rivers, including rehabilitation of existing bridges through Roads and Highways Department (RHD). This project will be implemented financial assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Objective is to mitigate increasing traffic demands of NH-1, connecting Chittagong division with 5 other divisions in the country. This project includes construction of three parallel new bridges along existing ones with approach roads. Length of bridges, including viaducts (Kanchpur Bridge- 400 meters, Meghna Bridge- 930 meters and Gumti Bridge- 1,410 meters long).

RHD appointed “Oriental Consultants Company Limited” (OCCL) for implementing this project and OCCL has engaged CCDB as RAP-Implementing Agency, for updating and implementation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) on March 31, 2014. CCDB has updated the RAP, which is in approval stage by Government. JICA approved RAP and CCDB will start compensation disbursements.