, Dec. 23 -- The government on Tuesday approved a road connectivity project aimed at improving access between the much-talked-about Karnaphuli Tunnel (Anwara end) and the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar National Highway at Gachhbari is set to be implemented, with the government allocating Tk 462.99 crore entirely from its own funds.

The project, titled 'Development of the Connecting Road from Karnaphuli Tunnel (Anwara) to Gachhbari of Chattogram-Cox's Bazar National Highway', will be undertaken by the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) under the Road Transport and Highways Division.

The implementation period has been fixed from October 2025 to December 2028.

The approval came from the ECNEC meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus,...