Environmental Works – GEM Consultants Ltd.

Completed Project
Details of GEM Consultants Limited
(Environmental Works)

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Project Title	Environmental Monitoring and SSEMP Preparation for Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP)
Location	Jashore, Bangladesh
Start Date	September 2020
Completion Date	February 2023
Description	The Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP) will improve the road network connecting the rural population to agriculture value chain development zones in Bangladesh. The project was prepared under the project design advance. Investments will be made to (i) upgrade about 1,700 km of rural roads to all weather standards in 34 districts located in five divisions; (ii) improve the capacity of the rural infrastructure agency to address institutional constraints relating to rural road development; and (iii) finance enhancements to the national rural road master plan to enable the selection of priority rural roads for improvement using a geographic information system covering the entire country.

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Project Title	Environmental Monitoring for South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project
Location	Tangail, Bangladesh
Start Date	April 2019
Completion Date	June 2021
Description	The proposed project will upgrade about 110 km of Dhaka-Northwest corridor by 4-laning of the Joydebpur-Chandra-Tangail-Hatikamrul Road and to improve 2 land ports at Benapole and Burimari. This trunk road section forms part of a major international road corridor. The project will also strengthen the capacity of the road sector. By increasing road capacity of a major international trade corridor and enhancing land port capacity. The project will not only boost the national economy but also facilitate subregional cooperation and increase trades.

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Project Title	Environmental Monitoring and SSEMP Preparation for Cross Border Road Network Improvement Project (CBRNIP-A2)
Location	Jashore, Narail and Gopalganj, Bangladesh
Start Date	April 2019
Completion Date	June 2021
Description	The objective of the project is to improve national and regional transportation and logistics network by rehabilitating and developing major international roads in Bangladesh. Thereby, contributing to economic growth of Bangladesh and South Asia. Project main features include design and implementation of 17 nos. bridges in Dhaka – Benapole, Ramgarh – Bariyarhat and Chittagong – Cox’s Bazar sections of the National Highway network on cross border international trade route. Kalna bridge over the Madhumoti river is one of the bridges under funding by JICA.