The planned dredging work of the Mongla Port has been scheduled to begin in September in order to ensure the depth of the river at more than 7.5metres around the Mongla jetty and mooring buoy area.
The Mongla Port Authority (MPA) will be undergoing an expenditure of Tk1.32bn for implementing the dredging work and the project is expected to be executed by China Harbour Engineering Company within 15 months of initiating work.
An agreement between MPA and the China Harbour Engineering Company would be signed at the shipping ministry today in presence of Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan.
Ministry’s Public Relation Officer Jahangir Alam Khan Saturday told the Dhaka Tribune the company has been awarded the dredging work as they were the lowest bidder in a tender process. The depth of the port area would be enhanced by up to 3.5 metres by the dredging, he added.
He also said that the dredging work would be finished within November next year, as per terms of the agreement.
MPA Chairman HR Bhuiyan and China Harbour’s Bangladesh representative Huang Daojun will sign the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh and the company.
According to the ministry, the company will dredge a total of 3.511mcm area of the port conferring to the Hydrographic survey comprising Sabur beckon turning ground, front area of the jetty, jetty channel, confluence channel, mooring buoy and base creek area.