Reza Mahmud :
Master plans are underway for development of 16 new union parishads under two Dhaka City Corporations, but residents of those unions are worrying of taxes instead of services.
The unions are Doniya, Matuail, Sharulia, Manda, Shyampur, Demra, Dakkhingaon, and Nasirabad in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), while Beraid, Satarkul, Badda, Uttar Khan, Dakkhin Khan, Horirampur, Vatara and Dumni under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
The National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR) on May 9 decided to unify these unions with Dhaka South and North City Corporations. Officials, however, say it may consume one more year to execute the development work.
But with the extension of the tenure of the Union Councils’ Chairmen and Members six more months, and with the presentation of DNCC budget before merging of eight new unions, the drafting of the development work may be delayed.
The authorities are now working about recruitment of new manpower, creation of new words, delimitation, preparation of development plans on priority basis, fixation of taxes and construction of infrastructures.
“The two city corporations have no sufficient manpower to deliver expected services to the new unions. But the recruitment of new manpower looks uncertain,” said an official of DNCC. About it, a DSCC official said, it might take one more year to start
full fledge development work.
Contrarily, residents of the merged unions said, “We are worried about the increasing level of taxes in various service sectors under the City Corporation. We do not think that our life standard will sharply rise.” Businessman Atik Ahmed, a resident of Matuail union, said, we shall wait to see what we get. However, we hope for the best.”
Meanwhile the officials of both city corporation said, they are surveying and taking preparations to begin development work in those areas.
“We are preparing a master plan to start development work in the newly merged unions. We are sitting together repeatedly about the issue. The development work will start soon,” said, Khan Mohammad Billal, the Chief Executive Officer of Dhaka South City Corporation.
Sources said, the Dhaka WASA and other service provider bodies would start their work in those areas soon. Shortly, the roads of those areas will be illuminated.
Officials of two city corporations said, the Local Government and Rural Development has also plans to deliver necessary services there. Recently the officials of Local Government Engineering Department, (LGED), Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Dhaka WASA, Tejgaon Development Circle, two Dhaka City Corporations and Dhaka District Administrations sat together to draft a detail work plan for the 16 new unions.
They discussed about constructions of drainage systems, Ward Commissioners’ offices, trade license fees and holding taxes, among other issues.
The DSCC has allotted Tk 20 crore for necessary work for its added areas. City Mayor Sayeed Khokan held a meeting with the Chairmen of those unions to discuss the issues.
On the other hand, the DNCC did not allocate any budget for the new unions, because the budget was presented before the publication of gazette.
Master plans are underway for development of 16 new union parishads under two Dhaka City Corporations, but residents of those unions are worrying of taxes instead of services.
The unions are Doniya, Matuail, Sharulia, Manda, Shyampur, Demra, Dakkhingaon, and Nasirabad in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), while Beraid, Satarkul, Badda, Uttar Khan, Dakkhin Khan, Horirampur, Vatara and Dumni under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).
The National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR) on May 9 decided to unify these unions with Dhaka South and North City Corporations. Officials, however, say it may consume one more year to execute the development work.
But with the extension of the tenure of the Union Councils’ Chairmen and Members six more months, and with the presentation of DNCC budget before merging of eight new unions, the drafting of the development work may be delayed.
The authorities are now working about recruitment of new manpower, creation of new words, delimitation, preparation of development plans on priority basis, fixation of taxes and construction of infrastructures.
“The two city corporations have no sufficient manpower to deliver expected services to the new unions. But the recruitment of new manpower looks uncertain,” said an official of DNCC. About it, a DSCC official said, it might take one more year to start
full fledge development work.
Contrarily, residents of the merged unions said, “We are worried about the increasing level of taxes in various service sectors under the City Corporation. We do not think that our life standard will sharply rise.” Businessman Atik Ahmed, a resident of Matuail union, said, we shall wait to see what we get. However, we hope for the best.”
Meanwhile the officials of both city corporation said, they are surveying and taking preparations to begin development work in those areas.
“We are preparing a master plan to start development work in the newly merged unions. We are sitting together repeatedly about the issue. The development work will start soon,” said, Khan Mohammad Billal, the Chief Executive Officer of Dhaka South City Corporation.
Sources said, the Dhaka WASA and other service provider bodies would start their work in those areas soon. Shortly, the roads of those areas will be illuminated.
Officials of two city corporations said, the Local Government and Rural Development has also plans to deliver necessary services there. Recently the officials of Local Government Engineering Department, (LGED), Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Dhaka WASA, Tejgaon Development Circle, two Dhaka City Corporations and Dhaka District Administrations sat together to draft a detail work plan for the 16 new unions.
They discussed about constructions of drainage systems, Ward Commissioners’ offices, trade license fees and holding taxes, among other issues.
The DSCC has allotted Tk 20 crore for necessary work for its added areas. City Mayor Sayeed Khokan held a meeting with the Chairmen of those unions to discuss the issues.
On the other hand, the DNCC did not allocate any budget for the new unions, because the budget was presented before the publication of gazette.
