Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- After years of delays and repeated revisions, a much-sought project to excavate the Bahaddarhat Baroipara canal to the Karnaphuli River, which was expected to ease Chattogram's devastating waterlogging problem, has been revised for the third time, this time reducing the estimated cost by Tk 19.40 crore.

According to a Planning Commission official, the project, being implemented by Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) under the Local Government Division will now cost Tk 1,343.21 crore, down from Tk 1,362.62 crore in the second revision.

The project, as per an official document, first approved by Ecnec in 2014 at Tk 326.84 crore, has seen multiple revisions and implementation delays. Now the timeline has been extended to Ju...