UNB, Dhaka :
The government has included ‘density zoning’ in the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk), aiming to reduce pressure of population in the capital and make DAP a pro-people one through correcting its errors. According to an official document, the government has included the ‘density zoning’ in the 20-year DAP (2016-2035) for the first time in the country.
“Under density zoning, there’ll be a process of identifying area-wise population density, the usage of land as per population density and putting emphasis on providing civic amenities. There’ll be a realistic mega-plan taking all these things into consideration,” the document says. Taking the urban planning under consideration, DAP will identify specific land use, aiming to provide safe accommodation for the future generation, according to the document. This land utilisation included development of residential, commercial and industrial plots with amusement park, playground, lake, cultural circle, educational institutions, hospitals, community centers and some other things necessary to fulfill social needs.
“Steps are being taken under DAP to preserve respective characteristics of different areas,” the document mentions. To give mass people a scope to involve themselves
directly in formulating the plan, a public hearing was organised. “Taking the opinions and views of mass people, DAP will be implemented in the future,” it says.
Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) sessions and view exchange meetings are being held in various parts of Dhaka city to ensure the participation of mass people, local MPs, ward commissioners, chairmen of the pourasavas, and representatives of different professional bodies, environmentalists, NGOs and civil society in formulating the plan.
The government has included ‘density zoning’ in the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk), aiming to reduce pressure of population in the capital and make DAP a pro-people one through correcting its errors. According to an official document, the government has included the ‘density zoning’ in the 20-year DAP (2016-2035) for the first time in the country.
“Under density zoning, there’ll be a process of identifying area-wise population density, the usage of land as per population density and putting emphasis on providing civic amenities. There’ll be a realistic mega-plan taking all these things into consideration,” the document says. Taking the urban planning under consideration, DAP will identify specific land use, aiming to provide safe accommodation for the future generation, according to the document. This land utilisation included development of residential, commercial and industrial plots with amusement park, playground, lake, cultural circle, educational institutions, hospitals, community centers and some other things necessary to fulfill social needs.
“Steps are being taken under DAP to preserve respective characteristics of different areas,” the document mentions. To give mass people a scope to involve themselves
directly in formulating the plan, a public hearing was organised. “Taking the opinions and views of mass people, DAP will be implemented in the future,” it says.
Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) sessions and view exchange meetings are being held in various parts of Dhaka city to ensure the participation of mass people, local MPs, ward commissioners, chairmen of the pourasavas, and representatives of different professional bodies, environmentalists, NGOs and civil society in formulating the plan.
