Localise civic amenities in DAP
Dhaka's detailed area plan (DAP) must offer locality-based civic amenities, said inhabitants of Tikatuli and Ramkrishna Mission area during a public consultation yesterday.
They demanded widening of all roads including Aubhoy Das Lane and KM Das Lane, solid waste disposal facilities, water pumps, drainage services, and hospitals in DAP.
They also demanded accurate demarcation of the Rose Garden heritage building premises in the plan for its conservation.
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), custodian of Dhaka's master plan, along with the local ward councillor, organised the consultation on the proposed new DAP.
The existing DAP mistakenly proposed a road across the Rose Garden, said DAP project director Md Ashraful Islam. Therefore, public participation is essential for a flawless and practical plan for development, he added. Only a participatory plan can reflect public aspirations, he said.
Local ward councillor Moinul Haq Monju said unauthorised buildings were identified in his locality and he asked Rajuk to remove such buildings, taking along local people.
Shah Alam Chowdhury, relevant development control director of Rajuk, and the DAP consultants were present at the public discussion.
With the 15-year term of the existing DAP expiring in 2015 and leaving most of its vital recommendations on wetland and flood flow zone conservation unimplemented, Rajuk embarked on making a 20-year DAP in March 2015 for the period from 2016 to 2035. Though the plan was supposed to be ready by April this year, Rajuk extended the deadline till December.
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