Comprehensive long-term plan needed to make city liveable
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
A comprehensive long-term plan is needed to make the capital city liveable removing all problems, reports BSS.
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Industries Mahbub Jamil said while addressing a roundtable on 'Clustered city development study and framework for metropolitan Dhaka' at a city hotel Monday.
The Asian Development Bank, the Centre for Urban Studies and the Strategic Planning and Management Services Ltd jointly organised the roundtable.
Chairman of University Grants Commission Prof Nazrul Islam presided over the roundtable while Professor of the Department of Economics of North South University Prof Amirul Islam Chowdhury moderated it.
Prof Nurul Islam of the Centre for Urban Studies, Nurul Islam Nazem and Emeritus Prof Brian Toberts presented separate keynote papers.
High government officials of concerned organisations, academicians, architects, engineers, business leaders and public representatives took part in the open discussion.
"The inadequate number of roads in the city causes difficulties for the smooth transportation system," Mahbub Jamil said, "We shall have to build more roads for easy traffic movement, which will help grow our economy."
He said the unplanned urbanisation is responsible for weak drainage and sewerage systems. It is unfortunate that many low- lying areas and canals in and around Dhaka city have been filled up.
The special assistant said many industries, including garments, have been established in the capital city. Nobody agrees to go outside Dhaka due to lack of utility facilities such as power, gas and water, he added.
He said a comprehensive initiative by all concerned ministries and organisations are needed to build a beautiful country.
In his keynote presentation, Dr Nurul Islam Nazem said 25 per cent population of Bangladesh have been living in the urban areas, 30 per cent in India, 13.4 in Nepal, 32.8 in Pakistan and 24 in Sri Lanka.
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Industries Mahbub Jamil said while addressing a roundtable on 'Clustered city development study and framework for metropolitan Dhaka' at a city hotel Monday.
The Asian Development Bank, the Centre for Urban Studies and the Strategic Planning and Management Services Ltd jointly organised the roundtable.
Chairman of University Grants Commission Prof Nazrul Islam presided over the roundtable while Professor of the Department of Economics of North South University Prof Amirul Islam Chowdhury moderated it.
Prof Nurul Islam of the Centre for Urban Studies, Nurul Islam Nazem and Emeritus Prof Brian Toberts presented separate keynote papers.
High government officials of concerned organisations, academicians, architects, engineers, business leaders and public representatives took part in the open discussion.
"The inadequate number of roads in the city causes difficulties for the smooth transportation system," Mahbub Jamil said, "We shall have to build more roads for easy traffic movement, which will help grow our economy."
He said the unplanned urbanisation is responsible for weak drainage and sewerage systems. It is unfortunate that many low- lying areas and canals in and around Dhaka city have been filled up.
The special assistant said many industries, including garments, have been established in the capital city. Nobody agrees to go outside Dhaka due to lack of utility facilities such as power, gas and water, he added.
He said a comprehensive initiative by all concerned ministries and organisations are needed to build a beautiful country.
In his keynote presentation, Dr Nurul Islam Nazem said 25 per cent population of Bangladesh have been living in the urban areas, 30 per cent in India, 13.4 in Nepal, 32.8 in Pakistan and 24 in Sri Lanka.