Children's park to be constructed after Saifur's name in Sylhet
Unb, Sylhet
A children's park will be constructed after the name of former finance minister M Saifur Rahman at Alampur in Dakkhin Surma upazila at a cost of Tk 17 crore.Sylhet City Corporation has decided to construct the park on 3.77 acres of land on the bank of the river Surma beside the Sylhet-Zakiganj road. The previous four-party alliance government took the project at a cost of Tk 17 crore and also acquired land in last October involving Tk 1.37 crore for the project. An amount of Tk 12.72 crore has been allocated for the park in the budget of the current fiscal year. The city corporation has already given work order after inviting tender to start the work under the project. Earth filling work will start within a week to protect the land from the flood. Tk 95 lakh has been allocated in this regard. The boundary wall of the park will also be constructed at a cost of Tk 1.34 crore. Acting mayor of Sylhet City Corporation M Azam Khan said an experienced architect will design the park where a number of rides will be set up for the children. It will be an exceptional park on the bank of the river Surma within 2/3kms from the central part of the city, he added.
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