Dhaka Projects - Part 3

[British-Bangladeshi]

Dhaka: A city of chaos, with big plans for the future

Dhaka (CNN) – Dhaka’s story is one of chaos, congestion and calamity. This city is choked with people, traffic and pollution. At the centre is what has been described as a traffic clot: The jaanjot. A sticky quagmire of rickshaws, cars and vans, it’s the source of much frustration for Dhaka’s 13 million residents.

This megacity has one of the highest traffic fatality rates in the world: In all its many streets and roads, only 67 junctions have traffic signals.

Like any city, Dhaka has its dreams, and its vision for the future. The Strategic Transport Plan is a mammoth document which promises a lot of things in the next 20 years, including a new metro system, and a rapid bus transit system. Yet with the dubious accolade of being the "rickshaw capital of the world," and 400,000 of these vehicles on the streets, it’s hard to see how the busy roads will give way to a calmer reality. A pilot project to create rickshaw-free zones for Dhaka’s pedestrians has been implemented, with some opposition.

The UN predicts that by 2025 Dhaka will be larger than Beijing, Shanghai, and Mexico City, with a population pushing 25 million. Finding space for these people to move around their already crammed city will be a major challenge.

News Source:
www.business.blogs.cnn.com

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http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2012/0...or-the-future/

[jason.kazi]

Originally Posted by British-Bangladeshi

Excellent, so nearly all of the projects are completed and under construction, apart from the Elevated Expressway and the Metro. Thank you for the info bro.

None of the aforementioned projects are complete and I estimate that none of them will be complete prior to late-2013.

[sas]

Originally Posted by mirzazeehan

Each Red Dot identifies a proposed/under-construction Commercial Skyscraper to be completed by 2016

Tejgoan-Gulshan Link Road



Almost "100" Commercial Towers are underconstruction/proposed in the Area shown below!Count "red dots" to believe

Gulshan,Banani & Tejgoan-Gulshan Link Road

I wonder what is more impressive Mirza - the projects or your work! This is simply fantastic! Thanks for putting this up. I think that the skyline of this portion of town will radically change, even if 50% of these projects materialize! Thanks again buddy.

[jason.kazi]

Originally Posted by sas

I wonder what is more impressive Mirza - the projects or your work! This is simply fantastic! Thanks for putting this up. I think that the skyline of this portion of town will radically change, even if 50% of these projects materialize! Thanks again buddy.

My question is how many of these buildings have appropriate fire-fighting equipment and parking lots/arrangements.

[Manazir]

hahaha good one jason

[TIslam]

Or a fire escape (exit)? It is plausible that RAJUK and NHA have building codes with provision for fire control/suppression as well as emergency exits. Question remains whether the theory is translated into practice or simply flaunted?

Things probably will not change until a serious accident occurs that results in many casualties.

[mirzazeehan]

Originally Posted by sas

I wonder what is more impressive Mirza - the projects or your work! This is simply fantastic! Thanks for putting this up. I think that the skyline of this portion of town will radically change, even if 50% of these projects materialize! Thanks again buddy.

You are most welcome bro

[jason.kazi]

Originally Posted by TIslam

Or a fire escape (exit)? It is plausible that RAJUK and NHA have building codes with provision for fire control/suppression as well as emergency exits. Question remains whether the theory is translated into practice or simply flaunted?

Things probably will not change until a serious accident occurs that results in many casualties.

You would think they would get a hint from Bashundhara City?

[British-Bangladeshi]

Dhaka's challenge: How to house 15 million people

Dhaka (CNN) – With 500,000 new migrants arriving in Bangladesh’s capital each year, finding space for them is a problem.

Where do 15 million people go to sleep every night? For several months of the year certain areas of Dhaka are under up to a meter of water, creating even greater pressure for secure housing.

Architect Mohammed Rezwan is building what he believes will be the solution to rising floods. North of Dhaka, on the Gumani River, is a floating village. More than 50 boats providing homes, hospitals and schools, and supporting 90,000 people.

At his office in Dhaka, architect Iqbal Habib is drawing up similar plans for the big city. Work is already underway to restore Hatirjheel Lake, in preparation for floating communities.

Dhaka’s current housing situation is unsustainable. A third of the city lives in unstable housing, according to UN Habitat.

Construction has now started at Purbachal, one of Dhaka’s largest new housing developments. It is a satellite city where 62,000 flats are being built for middle-income Bangladeshis, by the housing authority RAJUK, to tease people away from the big city.

Whether it’s brick, or boat, the pressure to house the megacity is great; a challenge for Dhaka to face.

News Source:
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http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2012/0...illion-people/

[jason.kazi]

Purbachal will have sectors and all necessary amenities will be found in each and every sector. The amenities are scheduled to be completed around Dec 2014, at which time things will start moving.

Purbachal Township Project will include:

A National Sports Council Complex
Slaughterhouses
Bus Terminals
Hotels (2 signed on already)
Polytechnic Institute
Waste Disposal Stations
Gas Stations
Power Stations
Water Treatment Plants
Religious Research Institute
Crematoriums
Temples
Higher Research Institute
Tourism Institute
9-hole golf course
Universities
Boat Club
Eco-park island
Dockyard
Sewage treatment plant
Vocational institute
Plazas
Hospitals
Medical College
Central Business District
Central Mosque
Central Eid-gah
Wooded areas
A diplomatic zone

More at http://www.rajukdhaka.gov.bd

[mirzazeehan]

Any idea how big or many plots the central business district will have?Also...will it be by the water?

[jason.kazi]

Originally Posted by mirzazeehan

Any idea how big or many plots the central business district will have?Also...will it be by the water?

Go here --> http://www.rajukdhaka.gov.bd/rajuk/p...type=purbachal

Click on maps.

Will be nearby rivers. Plot size varies per purpose of use.

[TIslam]

Originally Posted by jason.kazi

Purbachal will have sectors and all necessary amenities will be found in each and every sector. The amenities are scheduled to be completed around Dec 2014, at which time things will start moving.

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More at http://www.rajukdhaka.gov.bd

What is the relative location of Purbachal? I mean in terms of compass heading (NSEW) and relative to other neighborhoods like, Uttara, Baridhara, etc.

Thanks.

[manbil777]

Originally Posted by TIslam

What is the relative location of Purbachal? I mean in terms of compass heading (NSEW) and relative to other neighborhoods like, Uttara, Baridhara, etc.

Thanks.

Well -- if you stand next to the East Entrance of the US Embassy and look East (where the sun rises) you will find 'Purbachal' about 10 miles East past 'Beraid' as the crow flies (around where Rupganj ferry ghat is). This is what I know. The map is here (reduce the magnification a bit),

http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8...e&ved=0CHEQtgM

[British-Bangladeshi]

Does anyone know if the buildings in The Central Business District will have a height restrictions?

[mirzazeehan]

Originally Posted by British-Bangladeshi

Does anyone know if the buildings in The Central Business District will have a height restrictions?

Just the question I had in mind!

[jason.kazi]

Originally Posted by mirzazeehan

Just the question I had in mind!

Those sort of specific details cannot be revealed yet, since the project won't really get any population till about 5-6 yrs from now. Someone needs to tell me about flight paths to determine that.

[jason.kazi]

Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur are the next locations set to be freed of overhead cable tv and internet wires, in mid-June.

[jason.kazi]

Another upcoming project in the next 6 month is the construction of a walkway along the Banani Rd-11 adjacent South side of the Gulshan-Baridhara-Banani Lake

[TIslam]

Someone informed me yesterday that apparently a law has been passed in Bangladesh whereby NRBs who want to own/retain real estate and is not currently a citizen of Bangladesh, has to obtain dual citizenship.

Anybody heard about it? What is the veracity of this information?