Abstract:
This Report deals basically with the feasibility study and evaluation of the project: A new
Rail-cum-Road Bridge Construction on Chlttagong-Cox's Bazar-TeknafNational
Highway. The main objective of the study focuses on feasibility analysis using equity
indicators as well as efficiency indicators that will provide both financial and economic
appraisal to check the viability of the project through application of a simplified multicriteria
appraisal mechanism generally known as Project Appraisal Framework (PAF).
Any government project need to be formulated under Project Appraisal Framework
(PAF) as framed by GoB in May 2006. This is a decision making tool for investment
projects . The PAF has .adopted two different indicators - one is equity .indicator whereas
the other is the efficiency indicator. Equity indicators are intended to help in decision
making such that the impact of any project towards more equitable distribution of project
benefits is ensured across different income groups, regions, genders and also across
generations. Economical and Financial evaluations are the components of efficiency
appraisal of any project that seeks to determine whether the proposed project would be
economically and financially viable
The whole report comprises eight chapters in addition to an annex indicating the location
of the project bridge in the map and photo of existing Bridge. The background and
description of the project have been presented in the chapter-1. Detailed appraisal of the
project in accordance with PAF indicators as well as traffic volume analysis are done in
chapter 2-6. The appraisal summary table (AST) containing interpretation of the study
results is furnished in the chapter -7.
As per the study the project is strongly viable both from socio-economic and transport
efficiency points of view and is therefore recommended for implementation as soon as
fund is available.
