Mashiur Rahman Selim, Cumilla South 

The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has completed 49 infrastructure development projects worth approximately Tk 33.5 crore across eight unions in Laksam upazila over a seven-month period.

The completion of these projects fulfills a long-standing demand of local residents for improved rural infrastructure and enhanced civic amenities across 72 wards in Bakai South, Mudafarganj North, Mudafarganj South, Govindapur, Kandirpar, Uttarda, Azgora, and East Laksam (Norpati) unions.

According to LGED records, the development work was executed across multiple phases. Under the first phase, nine projects were implemented to construct 12,063 metres of paved roads with an allocation of Tk 15.04 crore. The second phase saw three projects construct 4,028 metres of paved roads at a cost of Tk 2.61 crore, while the third phase delivered 7,756 metres of paved roads across 10 projects allocated at Tk 11.16 crore.

Additionally, the fourth phase involved constructing a 35-metre paved road section at Tk 2.86 crore. The fifth phase completed 16 small-scale connectivity projects with an allocation of Tk 48 lakh, and the sixth phase completed 10 infrastructure enhancement projects allocated at Tk 40 lakh.

The works were executed under the supervision of Upazila Engineer Md. Sadikul Jahan Ridal with support from local Member of Parliament Md. Abul Kalam. Funding was sourced from Asian Development Bank (ADB) grants and Upazila Parishad development allocations.

Upazila Engineer Md. Sadikul Jahan Ridal stated that official Demand Order (DO) letters have been submitted to the Chief Engineer of LGED to secure approval for additional development projects across the constituency.