The first terminal of Payra Port will be inaugurated in the first week of May. This was informed at a recent meeting of the Ministry of Shipping. Md Mustafa Kamal, secretary of the shipping ministry, and Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail, Chairman of the Payra Port Authority (PPA), along with the heads of different organisations, physically and virtually, were present at the meeting.
Deputy Director (Traffic) of Payra Port Authority Azizur Rahman said the first terminal at Charipara of the Ravanabad channel will have the capacity to accommodate three mother vessels of up to 200 meters in length at the same time. In addition, two more terminals are under construction at the port.
He further said, 1,000 acres of land has been filled with the sand collected from the capital dredging. Marking buoy lamps have been installed at the inner and outer bars. Some 15 ships can be accommodated at the inner bar, where loading and unloading activities will be conducted. Work on a 6.35-kilometre six-lane road to the terminal for transporting goods is also ongoing. Apart from this, the construction of a 1.12-kilometre four-lane bridge over the Andharmanik River has started.
The total cost of this project, including the construction of the first terminal, six-lane road, and four-lane bridge has been estimated at Tk 4,516 crore.
