The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has approved a proposal to lease 120 acres of land to North-West Power Generation Company Limited for the construction of a 55-megawatt solar power plant at the Jamuna Bridge site.
The decision was taken at the 117th board meeting of the BBA held at Setu Bhaban in Dhaka recently, chaired by Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam, also the chairman of the BBA board, according to a press release.
The board included the solar panel installation proposal as part of the government's green employment initiative and approved a proposal to prepare a master plan for the project, said the release.
The board also decided to revise the existing rehabilitation policy governing flat allocations at a rehabilitation village for families affected by the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, aiming to better protect the rights of affected families.
