RAJSHAHI, Feb 27, 2023 (BSS) - Rajshahi city has got a new look amid massive infrastructural development along with beautification works during the last couple of years making both inside and outstanding people delighted.

Road dividers with green trees and plants and crafts, cleaned atmosphere, broadened streets, improved civic amenities and eye-catching street lighting at night have made the city attractive enormously.

Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League AHM Khairuzzaman Liton revealed this while visiting the ongoing beautification and development works of Golzerbag Lake in the city on Sunday afternoon.

Various types of need-oriented works, including re-excavation of the lake, boundary wall, walkway, stare and seating bench, are progressing fast at the site adjacent to the under-construction Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hi-tech Park.

He said they have implemented six infrastructure development projects at a cost of around Taka 831.10 crore during the last four and half years contributing a lot towards making the city beautiful, green and clean.

Mayor Liton said they are taking the city forward as many development activities have become visible with the kind support of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved a project worth around Taka 3,000 crore and its implementation works are progressing fast in the city for its cherished development at present.

An east-west connecting road has been constructed from Biman crossing to Choddopaya crossing via Chhotobangram, Meherchandi, Budhpara and Mohanpur.

In addition to construction of footpaths on both sides of the 6.793-kilometer road, various need-based modern infrastructures, including a flyover on railway crossing, a bridge, eight culverts and median, were constructed.

The newly constructed four-lane road has been playing a significant role towards mitigating the gradually mounting traffic jams in the metropolis.

In all perspectives, the road area, particularly the flyover, is seen as a tourist spot as scores of people are humming to the area generating income for many of the locals.

Another 2.5-kilometer road from Alupatty crossing to Talaimary crossing has been elevated to four-lane. Decorated and pedestrian-friendly footpaths have been constructed on both sides of the road with setting up colourful road lights.

Island has been beautified through transplanting decorative and ornamental flower plants. Erection of butterfly road light draws the attention of the passerby in the night amazingly.

Apart from this, 53.29-kilometer roads were also concretized together with construction of 36.72-kilometer drains. Carpeting on the 4.32-kilometer new road and renovation of the 1.42-kilometer road were done.

 Problems related to unfit and narrow sections of the present drains and its low-sewerage capacity were removed. All the culverts were widened besides removing the silts from the base of the drains to enhance the sewerage capacity.

Physical infrastructure development were implemented in order to attain the goal of developing the overall environmental health system through building an effective and permanent water sewerage system in the city.