On April 13, 2020, construction of the padma bridge, contracted by China railway corporation, has begun. Padma bridge is the largest bridge project in Bangladesh. With the strong support of all parties in Bangladesh, Chinese enterprises have been working on the prevention and control of the epidemic and the construction process. The two countries have made steady progress in the One Belt And One Road project.

Builders from China and Bangladesh are working intensively

Known as the "bridge of dreams" by the bangladeshi people, the padma bridge not only connects the 21 districts in south Bangladesh to the capital dhaka, but also connects the south of the china-india pan-asian railway, playing an important role in deepening cooperation between China and South Asia and neighboring countries. The completion of the bridge will end the history of ferries between residents of 21 districts in southern Bangladesh and the capital, dhaka, and will be one of the important passages connecting China with the "pan-asian railway".

The responsibility and responsibility of the Chinese enterprises let us hang down the heart

"The outbreak has prevented some Chinese workers returning home on leave from returning as planned. Supplies of some building materials have not been fully restored, but Chinese companies have taken various measures to ensure the normal construction of the project. The responsibility and responsibility of the Chinese enterprises let us down." Owner of the site executive engineer azad said. Li zheng, general manager of the canapuli river tunnel project of China communications and construction corporation, said that the epidemic situation had a certain impact on the construction of the project. The project department made plans in time, coordinated the prevention and control of the epidemic situation and the construction, and actively promoted the construction of important nodes of the project.

During the epidemic period, Chinese enterprises made every effort to ensure the prevention and construction of the epidemic." "The enterprising spirit of the Chinese companies will strongly support the successful completion of the project," said SONY, an international consulting engineer hired by the owner of the canapuri river tunnel project.

We believe that our dream bridge will be completed as soon as possible

The padma bridge, Bangladesh's dream bridge, will end the history of ferries between the 21 districts in the south and the capital, dhaka, benefiting more than 80 million people and is expected to boost the country's gross domestic product by 1.5 percent annually.

"The effective anti-epidemic measures taken by Chinese enterprises have overcome the adverse impact of the epidemic on the construction, and we are confident that the project will proceed smoothly," said abdul khadr, project director of padma bridge at the Bangladesh bridge authority. Shen tao, executive deputy manager of the padma bridge project at the China railway bridge bureau, said the project department has taken strict measures to prevent the outbreak while strengthening personnel organization and deployment to ensure normal production. At present, the construction of the main body of the padma bridge has completed nearly 90 percent and is progressing smoothly.

Create favorable conditions for the smooth progress of One Belt And One Road project

According to wang kun, project manager of China railway padma bridge railway link, the production capacity of the project has been basically restored and the construction is progressing in an orderly manner. During the outbreak, Chinese companies implemented strict control measures on project sites and camps. The project department also took various measures to ensure the normal production, including organizing personnel to distribute epidemic prevention leaflets, Posting posters and making bilingual epidemic prevention CARDS in the villages and towns along the route. "These measures helped increase awareness of covid-19 among local workers and surrounding villagers, which quickly stabilized people's minds and effectively reduced the loss of workers," gulam faruddin, Bangladesh's director, told reporters.

During the epidemic period, all parties in Bangladesh paid close attention to the construction schedule of major projects such as the padma bridge railway link and gave strong support. In view of the difficulty in extending visas for Chinese employees in Bangladesh during the epidemic, the Bangladesh home ministry has extended visas for Chinese nationals in Bangladesh. The bangladeshi government has maintained flights between the two countries after declaring a state of emergency.

During the epidemic period, China and Bangladesh jointly built the One Belt And One Road construction project to "build bricks and bricks" for this dream bridge. After completion, it will connect the east and west railway network of Bangladesh, significantly improve the traffic conditions in the west and southwest parts of Bangladesh, drive the local social and economic development, and promote the construction of the bangladesh-china-india-myanmar economic corridor. Reprint please indicate see road network (www.seetao.com) see road network project column editor/Tian Zengpeng