It is a component of Dhaka- Chittagong Water Supply and DrainageProject financed by the World Bank, and CSCEC AECOM ConsultantsCO., LTD is the prime contractor. The pumping station is located in theeastern area of Dhaka City, aiming at improving the drainage capacity ofthe area to solve the flooding problem during raining season. The pumpingstation has its design drainage capacity of 15m3/s, and the main workquantities as follows: approximately 70m long open channel inlet, providedwith automatic cleaner for inlet screen; one storm water pump house,equipped with 3 sets of axial flow pumps, the efficiency of each pumpreaching 90%; three outlet steel pipes (DN1500mm); one outlet stillingbasin; complex building and transformer room.The project, with its investment of USD8.76 million and BDT225 million,was started in January 2013 and is expected to be completed and put into operation in the year of 2015