Relocation for easing jams

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One of Dhaka's very serious problems -- the knotty traffic jam - can be addressed very well through only relocating some establishments which are keeping occupied a great deal of spaces within the core areas of the city. From their relocation to areas near or adjacent to Dhaka, a healthier environment will be also created. The freed spaces can then be used to build roads and other transport-related infrastructures to swiftly bring about massive relief to commuters in the city. For instance, The Kamlapur rail way station can be gradually moved out to Tongi and beyond. Alternate rail-links with Chittagong and Khulna may also be planned now from Narayanganj. In addition to this, the rivers around the city can be dredged to maintain round-the-year navigability and a riverine transportation system. The Kawran Bazar market can be moved and a multistoried parking arrangement built there by the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC). Dhaka Cantonment may be gradually moved out of the city. This area is a major impediment to traffic movement. If it is moved out to Gazipur, much of the city's traffic congestion will ease. Similarly, the Dhaka Central Jail in the old city can be moved away from its present site that would set free a lot of ground for building roads in the old city areas. The fastest relocation of the tanneries at Hazaribag nearby will free spaces for further road building and the step would be also very environment-friendly. Dhaka is growing haphazardly in all directions. No government sincerely tried to decentralize the activities and relocate various economic activities outside Dhaka. For the sake of very survival, we must without delay develop the adjacent districts of Dhaka like Narayanganj, Gazipur, Tangail, Mymensingh, Narshingdi, Comilla and Brahmanbaria to ease migration pressures on Dhaka. Fariduddin Ahmed Zikatala, Dhaka