padma bridge presention

1. Presentation
Padma Bridge
Presented by Supervised by
Md. Mafiul Hasan Matin
Lecturer
Department of CSE
Daffodil International
University
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Rezaul Karim Refath
ID: 181-15-1871
Section: PC-G
Daffodil International
University

2. Presentation
Contents
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• Introduction
• Motivation
• Required tools
• Features
• Interesting facts about Padma
bridge
• Reference

3. Presentation
Introduction
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The Padma Multipurpose Bridge is
a multipurpose road-rail bridge
across the Padma River, the main
distributary of Ganges, under
construction in Bangladesh with its
own resources. It connects
Louhajong, Munshiganj to
Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking
the south-west of the country, to
northern and eastern regions.
Address: Approach Road, Mawa,
Bangladesh
Construction cost: $3,692,000,000
Total length: 6,150 m (20,180 ft)
No. of spans: 41
Construction started: 7 December 2014

4. Presentation
History Of Padma Bridge
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• The Padma Bridge has its eventful history. After hiring consultants in 2009, they started working. Development
partners and lenders expressed interest in lending for the Padma Bridge project. A loan proposal was given by
World Bank offering 1000 million dollars, ADB 500 million dollars, JICA 300 million dollars at very low interest
rates. Its cost was earmarked at 2.4 million dollars or 16,970 crore taka. A four-lane road will be built on the steel-
based infrastructure, and under the bridge a rail line will be built. Development partners finalised the debt
proposal. Papers were signed to allocate 1200 million dollars from World Bank, 615 million from ADB, 430 million
from Japan and 140 million from IDB. In 2010 expenditure of the bridge was fixed at 2,972 million dollars or Tk
20,507 crore.
• In 2011 the World Bank stated that they found credible evidence of corruption conspiracy and then refused to
sanction the proposed loan. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the World Bank to prove this type of allegation.
World Bank complained to Canadian Royal Mounted Police against Canadian firm SNC-Lavalin. After that a case
was filed in Canada. On 28th June 2012 World Bank's president Robert Zoellick cancelled the debt contract of
Padma Bridge. Then other debt firms and donors also went back. The secretary of the ministry of bridge was sent
on forced retirement. That time the secretary was Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan. World Bank directed Anti-
Corruption Commission (ACC) to file a case against former minister of communication Syed Abul Hossain, former
minister of state Abul Hasan Chowdhury and Finance Adviser Dr. Mashiur Rahman. ACC however arrested former
secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan. He lost his job also. But World Bank did not give the loan assistance at all.

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History Of Padma Bridge
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• Due to the delay of the World Bank, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January 31, 2013 rejected the loan of the
World Bank and announced the construction of the Padma Bridge with own funds. This was a bold decision.
Historical decision. Work on the Padma Bridge was inaugurated in 2015. The first span of the Padma Bridge was
laid in 2016. The last span was set up on 10 December 2020.
• Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader has announced that the Padma Bridge will open to traffic in 2022. The Padma
Bridge has been praised at home and abroad for its self-financing. The dignity of the country has also increased. It
has been able to set an example of Bangladesh's economic potential. Bangladesh can do something good.
Bangladesh is now a capable country. Problems with the World Bank, loan suspensions and delays on different
occasions have prolonged implementation of the bridge. The construction of the bridge was supposed to be
completed in 2014. There are also allegations of corruption behind the increase in expenditure. Now the
expenditure is Tk 301.93 billion (30,193 crore). It will take another two years to complete. It will increase the cost.
Then the largest bridge of the country will open to traffic.

6. Presentation
Benefits
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1. Reduce Distance
2. Reduce Time
3. Reduce Traffic Jam
4. Urbanisation pressure on Dhaka is
expected to reduce
5. Payra Sea Port on the banks of the Bay of
Bengal in southern Patuakhali district
6. Railway reduce travel cost

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Contribution on economy
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1. Expected contribute to nearly 2.0 per cent of GDP in the country's
economy
2. The agricultural sector is still a vital contributor to GDP
3. Increased investment and industrial growth in the south-western regions

8. Presentation
Interesting facts about Padma bridge
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• Longest bridge in Bangladesh and 122nd in the world
• Main part 6.15km with 41 spans
• Piles laid at record 122 meter depth
• Ability to bear highest friction pendulum
• World's first $110bn deal signed for river training
• About 18-foot bridge ceiling above water
• Water vehicles as high as five-storey can pass easily
• Capacity to survive 9-magnitude earthquake
• Every bridge pier with 124.60 meganewton capacity
• Piles of eight electric towers installed
• Initially, 12,000 vehicles to cross every day
• 30,000 vehicles targeted to pass by 2030
• A daily toll of Tk2.5 crore expected
• The bridge to have a museum of 2,281 fauna samples and building materials

9. Presentation
References
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* Introduction: http://www.padmabridge.gov.bd/
* History Of Padma Bridge: https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/padma-
bridge-its-huge-impact-on-economy-1613752119
* Economy: https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/padma-bridge-
economic-benefits-and-policy-focus-1614351779
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/bangladesh-s-mega-bridge-to-boost-
economy/1571795
*Benefit: Many Internet source
*Interesting Fact:
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/infrastructure/interesting-facts-about-
padma-bridge-170140