The Padma Multipurpose Bridge

The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across the Padma River
to be constructed in Bangladesh. It will connect Louhajong, Munshiganj to
Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking the south-west of the country, to northern and
eastern regions. Padma Bridge is the most challenging construction project in
the history of Bangladesh. The two-level steel truss bridge will carry a four-lane
highway on the upper level and a single track railway on a lower level. With
150 m span, 6150 m total length and and 18.10 m width it is going to be the
largest bridge in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basins of country in
terms of both span and the total length.
The project covers three districts Munshiganj (Mawa Point/North bank),
Shariatpur and Madaripur (Janjira/South bank). The total area of land to be
acquired and required for its components is 918 hectares. The requisition of land
for the construction yard will be for six years on a rental basis. As per the new
design, an additional 144.04 ha has been identified for acquisition, bringing the
total to 1062.14 hectares. This additional land is required because project site
lost significant land due to erosion, for transition structures and due to a change
in railway alignment.

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Overview of Padma Multipurpose

Bridge Project
The detailed design of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge is being delivered by a
team of international and national consultants headed by AECOM (New
Zealand).The team comprises AECOM, SMEC International, Northwest
Hydraulic Consultants and ACE Consultants, with additional assistance from
Aas-Jakobsen and HR Wallingford. The project was given the 2010 award for
Best Safeguard Planning System by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The bridge will be approximately 6.15km long and 21.1m wide. It will be a
double deck composite steel truss structure and will use 41 piers. The main
spans will be 150m long. The upper deck will contain a four-lane highway,
while the lower deck will house a rail line (to be built in the future), gas
transmission pipeline, optic-fiber cable and power transmission lines.
The Project comprises two phases. Phase 1 of the Project includes the Design
Phase leading through procurement action to the award of construction
contracts. Phase 2 is the Construction Phase. Phase 1 of the project commenced
on the 29 January 2009. A dedicated Project Office was set up in Dhaka in
March 2009. Detailed design of the main bridge was carried out in AECOM's
Hong Kong office. All work carried out by the design team was carried out
within the framework of AECOM's Quality Management System (QMS) which
is independently accredited to AS/NZS ISO 9001. The QMS is designed to
control all project work undertaken by the team. A project specific Design
Management Plan was established at the outset of the project, In March 2009,
the Government of Bangladesh requested AECOM to accelerate the design with
a view to ensuring construction could be completed before the end of 2013. This
necessitated the mobilization of additional personnel within the design team.
Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) established an internationally recognized
Panel of Experts comprising five national and five international experts to
review the design at regular intervals. In addition, an Independent Checking
Engineer, Flint & Neill, was engaged to review the design criteria, specification
and drawings produced by the design team to ensure the design meets the
project requirements and to undertake an independent check of the detailed
design of the main bridge and river training works. A key feature of the detailed
design was the integration of Bangladesh counterparts into the design team,
which allowed the successful training of a significant number of Bangladesh
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personnel in all aspects of the project and the subsequent transfer of the high
level of technology involved in this large and complex project.

Component of the Project:

a) Main Bridge
b) River Training Works(RTW)
c) Janjira Approach Road & Selected Bridge End Facilities
d) Mawa Approach Road & Selected Bridge End Facilities
e) Service Area-2
f) Resettlement
g) Environment
h) Land Acquisition
i) CSC(Main Bridge & RTW)
j) CSC(Approach Roads & Service Area-2)
k) Engineering Support & Safety Team(ESST)

Main Bridge (6.15 km long):

Contractor : China Major Bridge Engineering Co. Ltd, China.
Contract Period : 4 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 12,133.39 crore.
Date of work order : November 26, 2014.
Date of Completion : .
Physical Progress of Work : Mobilization of equipments & procurement of
materials as well as preparatory works such as geotechnical investigation,
survey, steel fabrication of test pile, dredging and Contractors accommodation,
stack yard, casting yard etc. construction are going on.

River Training Works(14 km length):

Contractor : Sinohydro Corporation Limited, China.
Contract Period : 4 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 8707.81 crore.
Date of work order : December 31, 2014.
Date of Completion : .
Physical Progress of Work : Handed over land to Contractor, Mobilization of
equipments & procurement of materials as well as Contractors accommodation,
stack yard, casting yard etc. construction are going on.

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Janjira Approach Road & Selected Bridge End Facilities

(10.5 km length):
Contractor : AML-HCM JV.
Contract Period : 3 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 1097.40 crore.
Date of work order : October 08, 2013.
Physical Progress of Work : 29.10%.

Mawa Approach Road & Selected Bridge End Facilities

(1.5 km length):
Contractor : AML-HCM JV.
Contract Period : 2.5 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 193.40 crore.
Date of work order : January 27, 2014
Physical Progress of Work : 21.5%.

Service Area-2:
Contractor : Abdul Monem Ltd.
Contract Period : 2.5 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 208.71 crore.
Date of work order : January 12, 2014
Physical Progress of Work : 12%.

Resettlement:
Total Additional Grant
Paid to the PAP : BDT: 500.71 crore(upto 31/12/2014).
Total no. of plots : 2698
No. of residential plots : 2618
No. of commercial plots : 80
977 plots have been handed over to the PAP out of approved 1045 plots(upto
31/12/2014).

Environment:
Tree plantation has been started from 2012 and 55150 nos. of tree plantation has
been completed up to-date.

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Land Acquisition:
Land has been acquired 1408.54 hectre.

CSC(Main Bridge & RTW):

Consultant : Korea Expressway Corporation, South Korea & Associates.
Contract Period : 4 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 383.15 crore.
Date of Signing Contract : November 03, 2014.
Progress of Work : Deployment of manpower as well as supervision of works
are going on.

CSC(Approach Road & Service Area):

Consultant : Special Works Organization(SWO-West), Bangladesh Army in
association with BRTC, BUET.
Contract Period : 3 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 133.49 crore.
Date of Work Order : October 13, 2013.
Progress of Work : 40%.

Engineering Support & Safety Team(ESST):

ESST : Bangladesh Army.
Contract Period : 4 years+1year (defect liability period).
Contract Cost : BDT: 72.14 crore.
Date of Work Order : October 13, 2013
Progress of Work : 40%.

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Main Bridge Details

Total 41nos.
Span

Span Length

2 transition pier at landward ends and

40 Center pier

150 m eachComposite Superstructure (Warren type Steel Truss Girder

and Concrete on Upper Deck)

41*150=6150 m = 6.150 km.Total 7 Nos Module:

Total Lengh (Main
Bridge)

6 span in each 6 module

5 span in one module

Racked (Inclined at 1H:6V) Steel Tubular driven pile

6 Nos. In each pier

Pile Diameter = 3m

Pile Length = 117m (near bank)

Pile Length = 101m (Centre)

Total number of pile in Main Bridge:

Steel Pile = 40*6 = 240 nos

vertical bored concrete pile = 2*12 = 24 nos (upto 80m depth)

22 m wide concrete deck slab (2.5 m hard shoulder on the both

side)

4 Lane road

Pile Details

Upper Deck

Lower Deck
Deck Height
Navigational
Clearance
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Single Track Dual Gauge Rail

13.6 m
18.30 m

Viaduct

Mawa End (North Bank

Janjira

23+19 = 42 Span; Length = 1670.03m

Total Road Viaduct (81 Span) = 3148.603m
7+7 = 14 Span; Length = 532m

Rail Viaduct

Utilities Through
the Bridge

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i.

760mm dia Gas Transmission Line

ii.

150mm dia Fiber optical & Telephone Duct

iii.

7 nos High voltage Electric Line Platform

in River over Pile Foundation

19+20 = 39 Span;
Length = 1478.03m

Information Regarding to Land Acquisition

Total proposed land:
Name of District
Munshigonj
Madaripur
Shariatpur
Total

In acre
834.11
969.79
1390.78
3194.68

In hector
337.60
392.50
562.95
1293.05

Total De-acquisitioned Land: 468.26 acres or 189.51 hectors.

Total acquisitioned Land:
Name of District
Munshigonj
Madaripur
Shariatpur
Total

In acre
673.09
947.44
1106.07
2726.60

In hector
272.43
383.56
447.73
1103.72

In acre
599.74
715.79
1087.70
2403.23

In hector
242.74
289.78
440.35
972.87

04. Total land as got possession:

Name of District
Munshigonj
Madaripur
Shariatpur
Total

05. Total amount expended for acquisitioned land:

Name of District
Munshigonj
Madaripur
Shariatpur
Total

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Amount in Taka
354,51,93,484.42
149,98,45,191.05
213,06,91,070.08
717,57,29,745.55

River Training Works (RTW)

length = 1.6 km
Mawa End
(North/Left Bank)

Concrete Block above water and riprap (Dumping

of Bolders & Geobags) on dredged slope
Rock Required 8.5 Lacs tones
Dredging volume: 10.00 million m3
length = 12.4 km

Janjira End
(South/Right Bank)

Concrete Block Above water and riprap (Dumping

of Bolders & Geobags) on dredged slope
Rock Required 30.00 Lacs tones
Dredging volume: 40.00 million

Contract agreement has been signed between PMBP Project and MBEL
(JV) LTD

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Contract agreement has been signed on 29th January, 2013 between Padma
Multipurpose Bridge Project and Bhartia- MBEL (JV) LTD for protection of
Janjira construction yard as well as Majhirkandi ghat (river port) under
Upazilla: Janjira, district: Sharatpur. Contract has signed for 2 packages
(Package no: 1 & package no: 2). The length of bank protection work is 2.00
Km. Contract cost for Packages 1 & 2 are respectively Tk. BDT. 46,72,228.20
and
Tk.
BDT.

49,25,21,605.40.
Completion time of 2
packages
are
months.Resettlement

Action Plan
Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) was prepared to address and mitigate the
adverse impacts on lifes and livelihood of the Affected Persons (APs) due to
acquisition/requisition of lands for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. The
RAPs were prepared based on major Components of the Bridge as mentioned
below:
Development of Four Resettlement Sites: RAP-I
Main Bridge, Approach road, Service Area and Bridge End Facility:
RAP-II
River Training Works: RAP-III
Construction Yard at Janjira including Temporary Resettlement Site,
Janjira: RAP-IV
Construction Yard at Mawa: RAP-V
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The Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Munshiganj, Madaripur and Shariatpur

districts are paying Cash Compensation under Law (CCL) for the affected
lands, structures crops and trees to the eligible Entitled Persons (EPs). The
PMBP, BBA are paying the Additional Grant (AG) on top of DCs payment for
the lands and other Resettlement Benefits (RB) to the EPs with the assistance by
RAP implementing NGO, named CCDB.
Development of Resettlement Sites for Relocation of Affected Households
Four resettlement sites have been developed, two sites at each side of the Padma
river. Constructions of all infrastructural civic amenities such as, school,
mosque, market, over head tank for water supply, electricity supply, roads etc.
are completed. In the resettlement sites three categories of residential plot are
available; 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 decimal. Total 2123 residential plots and 80
commercial plots are available in four resettlement sites. Plots allocation
process is going on. Plot allottees have started relocation to Resettlement Sites.
Land acquisition for relocation of Cobbler Community and Fish market at
Mawa Ferryghat is completed. Possession of land is taken by the project
authority. Civic facilities of this site are on process.

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Financing
Project cost is estimated to be US$3.00 billion. The Padma Multipurpose
Bridge (PMB) project was designed to be funded by donors such as the World
Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Asian Development
Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (IDB). After a scandal of alleged
corruption by some people associated with project preparation the World Bank
withdrew its commitment and other donors followed. The project is now being
funded from own resources of Government of Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) invited the pre-qualification tender for
the project in April 2010. Construction of the bridge was expected to commence
by early 2011 and be ready for major completion in 2013 (and complete all
sections by late 2015. The proposed Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project will
provide direct connectivity between the central and southwestern part of the
country through a fixed link on the Padma River at Mawa-Janjira points. The
bridge will contribute significantly towards facilitating the social, economic and
industrial development of this relatively underdeveloped region with a
population of over 30 million. The area of influence of the direct benefit of the
project is about 44,000 km2 or 29% of the total area of Bangladesh. Therefore,
the project is viewed as very important infrastructure towards improving the
transportation network and regional economic development of the country. The
bridge has provisions for rail, gas, electric line and fibre optic cable for future
expansion. The project will be co-financed by the government of Bangladesh,
the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Islamic Development Bank. The
Bangladesh Bridge Authority is the executing agency of the project.
After that Bangladesh Govt. construct the bridge by own fund. On 17 June,
2014,An important progress has been made in construction of Padma Bridge. A
construction firm, China Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd has been
selected to construct the long aspired bridge on the river Padma. The 6.15 km
bridge, costing an estimated Tk 91.72 billion, will connect 21 southern districts
with the capital. This mega project would be completed by the end of 2018. A
work order for river management issued in August, 2014.
China proposed building the bridge on the build-own-transfer (BOT) basis by
investing $2 billion or 70 percent of the project cost. Four companies - China
Major Bridge Engineering Company, Daelim-L&T JV and Samsung C&T
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Corporation - purchased the tender papers. But only the Chinese company
submitted their financial proposal on Apr 24 , 2014.

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Preset Status of the Project

Detailed design finalize; December 2010 by Maunsell Ltd. AECOM NZL
Independent checking of design finalize: December 2010 by Flint & Neill
Limited UK
Procurement of contracts
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NL.
1
2
3
4
5

Name of the ITEM

Main Bridge
RIVER TRAINING WORKS
(RTW)
Janjira Approach Road and
Selected Bridge End Facilities
Mawa Approach Road and
Selected Bridge End Facilities
Service Area-2

STATUS
Prequalification completed and Bid
submission date 19 December 2013
Prequalification completed and Bid
submission date 6 January 2014
Contract awarded, works in progress.
Bid received and evaluation completed.

>> A number of advance actions have been undertaken to develop resettlement

sites and construction yard for the project;
>> Four Resettlement Sites:
RS 2: Jasaldia, Lohjong, Mushiganj;about 13.96 ha
RS 3: Kumarbhog, Lohjong Munshiganj; about 15.46 ha
RS 4: Naodoba, Janjira,Sharatpur; about 15.46 ha
RS 5: Bakharerkandi, Shibchar, about 15.46 ha
Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC)
Sort List completed, RFP will be issued very soon.

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Controversy
From

the beginning the Padma bridge negotiation has been involved to

corruption and conspiracy. The World Bank stated that they found, "credible
evidence corroborated by a variety of sources which points to a high-level
corruption conspiracy among Bangladeshi government officials, SNC-Lavalin
executives, and private individuals in connection with the Padma Multipurpose
Bridge Project. For the corruption, the World Bank turned down to sanction the
proposed loan for constructing the bridge. In these circumstances World Bank
imposed some conditions to continue the loan talk with the government.
According to one of these conditions Communications Minister Syed Abul
Hossain resigned, as he was found involved with corruption.
The World Bank provided evidence from two investigations to the Prime
Minister, as well as the Minister of Finance and the Chairman of the Anti
-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh (ACC) in September 2011 and April
2012. We urged the authorities of Bangladesh to investigate this matter fully
and, where justified, prosecute those responsible for corruption. We did so
because we hoped the Government would give the matter the serious attention it
warrants.
In Canada, where SNC Lavalins headquarters are located, after executing
numerous search warrants and a year-long investigation based on a referral from
the World Bank, the Crown Prosecution Services brought corruption charges
against two former SNC executives in connection with the Padma Bridge
Project. Investigation and prosecution are ongoing but the court filings to date
underscore the gravity of this case.
Because we recognize the importance of the bridge for the development of
Bangladesh and the Region, we nonetheless proposed to proceed with an
alternative, turnkey-style implementation approach to the project provided the
Government took serious actions against the high level corruption we had
unearthed. It would be irresponsible of the Bank not to press for action on these
threats to good governance and development.
To be willing to go forward with the alternative turnkey-style approach, we
sought the following actions: (i) place all public officials suspected of
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involvement in the corruption scheme on leave from Government employment

until the investigation is completed; (ii) appoint a special inquiry team within
the ACC to handle the investigation, and (iii) agree to provide full and adequate
access to all investigative information to a panel appointed by the World Bank
comprised of internationally recognized experts so that the panel can give
guidance to the lenders on the progress, adequacy, and fairness of the
investigation. We worked extensively with the Government and the ACC to
ensure that all actions requested were fully aligned with Bangladeshi laws and
procedures.
The World Bank proposed that when the first bids would be launched, the Bank
and the co-financiers would decide to go ahead with project financing if they
had determined, based on the Panels assessment, that a full and fair
investigation was under way and progressing appropriately.
In an effort to go the extra mile, we sent a high-level team to Dhaka to fully
explain the Banks position and receive the Governments response. The
response has been unsatisfactory.
The World Bank cannot, should not, and will not turn a blind eye to evidence of
corruption. They have both an ethical obligation and a fiduciary responsibility
to their shareholders and IDA donor countries. It is their responsibility to make
sure IDA resources are used for their intended purposes and that they only
finance a project when they have adequate assurances that they can do so in a
clean and transparent way. In light of the inadequate response by the
Government of Bangladesh, the World Bank has decided to cancel its $1.2
billion IDA credit in support of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project,
effective immediately.

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Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Action Plan (EAP): Under EAP an Environmental Management
Plan (EMP) has prepared to minimize or avoid high and medium ranked adverse
environmental impacts as identified in the EIA during three implementation
stages of project, Pre-construction, Construction, and Operation
Maintenance
Each adverse impact during implantation stages is addressed in the EMP as
follows:
Dredged Material Management Plan
- Dust management
- Top Soil Stripping, Storage and Reuse
- Noise and vibration management
Emergency Response Plan

Biodiversity Management Plan (Wildlife

baseline monitoring including hilsha fish
and Dolphinmigration monitoring)
- Padma protected Sanctuary,
Development of Visitor center
- Resettlement Action plans

Public Health Action Plan

Development of Hydro-meteorological
station
Income and livelihood Restoration Plan
Community Environmental
Formation of Environmental Enhancement
Management Plan of Resettlement Sites Fund.
(RS)

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 Tree Plantation and Greenbelt

Development Plan.

EMP includes Environmental Code of Practices to address all general

construction related environmental low impacts/risk of the PMBP.
1: Waste Management

10: Air Quality Management

2: Fuels and Hazardous Goods Management

11: Noise and Vibration Management

3: Water Resources Management

12: Protection of Flora

4: Drainage Management

13: Protection of Fauna

5: Soil Quality Management

14: Protection of Fisheries

6: Erosion and Sediment Control

15: Road Transport and Road Traffic Management

7: Top Soil Management

16: River Transport management

8: Topography and Landscaping

17: Construction Camp Management

9: Borrow Areas Development & Operation

18: Cultural and Religious Issues

19: Workers Health and Safety

Ongoing Activities:
Environment, Occupational Health and Safety Monitoring: Periodic monitoring
at all construction sites (four Resettlement Sites, Construction Yards and Service
Areas) is being carried out to assess and evaluate for environmental compliance
requirements are being met up.
Tree Plantation and Greenbelt Development at Resettlement Sites The MoU
signed on 27 May 2012 between BBA, Ministry of Communications &
Bangladesh Forest Department (DF), Ministry of Environment and Forests
regarding tree plantation in four resettlement sites. The PMBP, BBA has
disbursed about BDT 827,4130.20 and BDT 73,18,090 to DFOs at Dhaka and
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Faridpur district respectively. Tree plantations at resettlement sites are

completed and supervision going on.
Environmental Impact
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

About 295,072 trees loss (Excluding 485,074 bamboo and banna trees)
Crops 24,684 tons
Loss of fish breeding area about 767 ha, 12 ha fishing ponds will be filled up, etc.
Generate about 50 Million cubic meter dredge material from the river
Traffic congestion, safety hazards, noise pollution, sanitation, health and hygiene, wa

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Padma Bridge Construction

Project
The construction of the main structure of the Padma Bridge takes off on
Saturday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina scheduled to inaugurate the river
training work and construction of the main bridge on that day. Once completed,
the 6.15 km bridge will establish direct road communication between Dhaka
and 19 southern districts of the country. It will have a railroad as well.
The Padma Bridge project has been undertaken with the main aim of improving
the social, economic and industrial development of the south-west region of
Bangladesh.
The project also aims to provide the people in the south-west region with
improved access to markets and services throughout the rest of the country
while accelerating growth in Bangladesh as a whole.
"The bridge is expected to be the longest river crossing in South Asia."
The Padma River divides the south-west zone from the northern and eastern
regions of Bangladesh. Construction of the river crossing will reduce the
distance from the south-west region to Dhaka, the country's capital, by more
than 100km, and will also bring savings in passenger and commodity movement
time and costs. The bridge will ensure easier communication between the
regions, and will also help in expanding education and training facilities.

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In addition, the project will improve the gross domestic product (GDP) of the
south-west region by 2%, thus increasing the nation's GDP by 1.2%. It will also
reduce river bank erosion and replace the dangerous ferry and launch operation
between the south-west region and Dhaka.

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"The project should generate employment for over 743,000 people in the
region."
In April 2011, the Government of Bangladesh initiated the process of short
listing the contractors for the bridge construction. The tenders were called in
June 2011. In August 2011, the bidding process was stalled by the World Bank
after the alleged irregularities in the bidding process and in October the World
Bank funding for the project was suspended.
Apart from bridge construction, the project will also involve construction of
15.1km of approach roads (2.3km on Mawa side and 12.8km on Janjira side),
toll plazas, and facilities for dredging and river bank protection. River control
works are under way.

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Time based work plan and achievement

Sl
N.

Work Description
as per work plan
(major work)

Work as per work plan

start

end

Total Achievement
Status

1.

Main Bridge

November
2014

November
2018

Mobilization of equipments and procurement 17%

of materials are going on. Already 4 Nos. Test
Pile has been driven out of 10 Nos. for Main
Bridge; 7 Nos. Test Pile has been driven out of
16 Nos. and 28 Nos. Anchor Pile has been
driven out of 64 Nos. for Viaduct.
28,400 Ton steel plate out of 1,29,000 Ton has
been already in site for pile driving work. It is
running to construct 150 m wide channel
along alignment of Main Bridge. Honble
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated
service pile driven work of Main Bridge on 12
December 2015. Driven work of Service Pile
No. 3 is going on.

2.

River Training
Work (RTW)

November
2014

November
2018

Mobilization of equipments and procurement 14%

of materials are going on. Source approval of
some materials has already been given to the
Contractor and some are under process. Plant
has been installed for Geo-bag filling. Also
Ready Mix Plant has been installed for
production of concrete block. Casting of
concrete blocks is running. Casting of
6,80,000 Nos. concrete blocks out of
1,33,01,248 Nos. has been completed.
Dumping of geo-bags is running. Dumping of
4,76,000 Nos. geo-bags out of 2,11,75,000
Nos. has been completed.
In Janjira side, dredging is going on. Honble
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated
main work of River Training Work on 12
December 2015. Main work of River Training
Work is going on.

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3.

Construction
Supervision
Consultant-2 (CSC2) for Main Bridge
& River Training
Works

Novembe
r 2014

November
2019

Supervision of work is going on.

4.

Janjira Approach
Road

October
2013

October 2016

Approach Road = 10.579 km. Work is 54

going on. Construction work of Toll %
Plaza, Police Station and Fire Service
Station is going on.

5.

Mawa Approach
Road

January
2014

July 2017

Approach Road = 1.67 km. Work is 62

going on. Construction work of Toll %
Plaza, Police Station and Fire Service
Station is going on.

6.

Service Area-2

January
2014

July 2017

It has been handed over 12 nos. duplex 69

building, 20 nos. motel mess. Rest of %
work is going on.

7.

Construction
Supervision
Consultant-1 (CSC1) for Approach
Roads & Service
Area-2

October
2013

October 2018

Supervision of work is going on.

8.

Land Acquisition

August
2006

June 2015

Munshigonj: Proposed land = 400.75

hectre; Acquisition land = 330.89 hectre;
Possession taken by PMBP = 261.72
hectre.
Madaripur: Proposed land = 571.13
hectre; Acquisition land = 386.53 hectre;
Possession taken by PMBP = 386.15
hectre
Shariatpur: Proposed land = 710.18
hectre; Acquisition land = 514.36 hectre;
Possession taken by PMBP = 467.57
hectre
PMBP in 3 districts =1515.44 hectre.
It will be required additional Tk. 200.00
crore approximately for land acquisition

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15
%

47
%

to install platform for 400 KVA power

line in the river.

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9.

10.

Resettlement
June 2009
activities(Compe
nsation and plot
handed over)

June 2020

a) Tk.562.25 crore additional grant has

been handed over to the PAP up to
December/2015.
b) 1370 Nos. plots has been handed over
out of 1460 Nos. to the PAP which is
recommended by the Project Level Plot
Allocation Committee
up to
December/2015. Among, It has been
handed over 367 Nos. Landless families
without any cost.

Environment

June 2020

a) Tree plantation has been started from

2012 and 67,550 Nos. of tree plantation
has
been
completed
up
to
December/2015 in resettlement area and
service area on both side of the river.
b)Consulting firm Agriconsulting S.P.A
& SODEV Consult International Ltd.
has been started their work which is
going on for Biodiversity Baseline
Survey and Preparing Monitoring Plan,
Identifying Location of the protected
Sanctuary and Developing a Sanctuary
Plan of PMBP
c) MoU has been signed with
Geological Department of
Dhaka University to stablished a
Museum in the project area.For this
purpose, proposed
signing of contract agreement has been
completed.
d) For Consultancy Services for
Preparing
a
Comprehensive
Documentation of Padma Multipurpose
Bridge Project, negotiation is going on
the selected firm after evaluation of
technical and financial proposal from
RFP.

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Current Status of Project

Almost 27 percent of the total work has already been completed. The river
training and the main bridges construction will kick off on Saturday, Road
Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told the press while visiting the
project site on Thursday.
Around 25% construction work of the 6.15-kilometre-long two-tier Padma
Multipurpose Bridge has been completed. The China Major Bridge Engineering
Corporation (MBEC), which was appointed for the main bridge, will carry out
the work. The soil testing and dredging works have been going on for the last
four months for the river training. The bridge will have a total of 42 pillars.
Each will have six piles beneath. Steel spans will be placed on the pillars. The
bridge will have a total of 41 spans.
Work on the Padma Bridge is broadly divided into five parts -- the main bridge,
river training, two link roads and infrastructure (service area) construction.
China's Sinohydro Corporation was appointed for the river training works while
Bangladesh's Abdul Monem Limited was given the contract for the two link
roads and infrastructure construction.

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