Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque on Monday said the government has taken a 30-year programme for developing and expanding country-wide railway connectivity.
“The government has taken a 30-year extensive programme aiming to enhance railway connectivity to the southern and coastal region for bringing a revolutionary change in railway communication across the country”, he said.
The minister said this in responding to a supplementary query on behalf of Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujon made by treasury bench lawmaker Shahiduzzaman Sarker of Naogaon-2 in the Jatiya Sangsad during question-answer session, reports BSS.
The newly enhanced programme will cover the railway connectivity to Satkhira, Patuakhali, Barguna, Pirojpur, Meherpur and Manikganj districts and now the feasibility study is underway in this regard, said the minister.
To develop railway communication, Dr Razzaque said the government has procured 300 meter gauge, 50 broad gauge passenger coaches from Indonesia in the last ten years.
Even the government also procured 120 broad gauge passenger coaches from India during that time.
Apart from this, procurement of more 150 meter gauge,200 broad gauge passenger coaches from South Korea and 100 broad gauge railway coaches from China is now underway.
