1.overrun( বেড়ে যাওয়া, অধিক হওয়া) : Exceed
2.whilst( থাকা কালীন, যতক্ষণ না, যতবধি)
3.plagued by( জর্জরিত,পীড়িত, জর্জরিত)
4.escalation( তীব্রতা বৃদ্ধি) : acceleration, rise, increase
5.stupendous( বিস্ময়কর) : amazing, surprising, startling, tremendous, staggering
6.Disheartening( হতাশাজনক): Discouraging, depressing, dejecting
7.norm( আদর্শ, মান, সাধারন মান) : Value, standard
8.infrastructure( অবকাঠামো)
9.implementation( প্রয়োগ, বাস্তবায়ন, সম্পাদন ) : Execution, accomplishment,
10.procuring( সংগ্রহ করতে পারা)
11.up to the task( কার্যকর) : be able to do the task
12.coordination( সমন্বয়)
13.obvious(সংশয়াতীত, স্পষ্ট) : apparent, clear, distinct
14.squandered(অপব্যায়,তছনছ, সয়লাব)
এবার পড়ি
February 14, 2016
Major highways near completion
But why the time and cost overrun?
It is good to know that work on two major highways, i.e. Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Mymensingh, being converted to dual-carriageways is near completion. Whilst that is the good news, both projects have been plagued by repeated failure to meet deadlines for completion and the cost escalation has been stupendous. The highway connecting Dhaka to the port city of Chittagong is arriving three years late and project cost has risen nearly 2.5 times to Tk 3,800 crore. And the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway has taken two years more and final project cost is double the original estimate of Tk 904 crore.
We find it disheartening to see that this has become very much the norm in practically all major infrastructure projects in the country. There has been constant delay in implementation due to lack of proper planning. Why couldn’t sourcing of various construction materials be done with proper contracts management prior to the start of such major projects? Running out of soil for earthwork, crisis in procuring stones for roadwork and so on, point to a contractor which is either not up to the task of managing such projects or there is a lack of coordination between the contractor and the department looking after highways.
The benefits of these two expanded highways are obvious. It will allow for faster movement of goods and people and facilitate trade and tourism. Yet, at the end of the day, it is ultimately the tax payers’ money that is squandered when such essential infrastructure projects continually miss deadlines and project costs are revised upward
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