Consolidation:
New
land delivery and development mechanism coupled with flood land with secure
tenure in accessible locations is encouraged.
Accelerated
Development:
Under this
strategy the targeted areas would be existing fringe areas, i.e., areas mainly
at the periphery of the more established areas where conversion from rural land
occurred during the 1980s.
Planned New
Area Development:
Structure Plan (SP) recognizes that the new area development on a
scale and at a rate which will ease pressures on the existing urban areas
requires the adoption of fundamental policy changes and the adoption of new
approaches, techniques and mechanisms in public and private sector
initiative
Long Term
Planned New Area Development Opportunities:
With the most growth
having been focused on Dhaka’s main urbanized areas and directed towards new
priority areas within the areas protected by FAP 8A and 8B.
Rural and Special Areas
Policies:
The
policies on treatment are essentially one of conservation whereby the function
performed by the area requires a degree of protection from urban impacts via
policies and some basic rules and regulations.
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Areas
of High Agricultural Value:
Three areas of high
quality agricultural land within the catchment area of Dhaka will be
conserved and promoted as areas of high intensity food production.
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Areas of High
Agricultural Value:
Three areas of high quality agricultural land within the
catchment area of Dhaka will be conserved and promoted as areas of high
intensity food production.
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Flood
Flow Zones:
Land development within the flood plain designated areas of
the plan will be controlled in order to avoid obstructions to flood flow
which might otherwise lead to adverse hydraulic effects.
River
Pollution Control:
Environmental protection measures will be taken to prevent
pollution of the Lakhya river and its tributary, the Balu river, in order
to ensure that it remains a viable, long-tern source of potable water for
Dhaka city. No noxious industry should be allowed on banks of the
rivers.
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Flood
Retarding Ponds:
Control will be
maintained over the areas designated in the plan for flood retarding ponds
in order to ensure that they remain capable of fulfilling their primary
function of water storage at times of flooding.
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Infrastructure
Consolidation:
At the
level of the Urban Area Plan and particularly in the course of Local Plan
preparation, the authority will ensure that infrastructure consolidation
programmes
Fringe Area
Growth Acceleration:
To
initiate and co-ordinate a range of measures aimed at stimulating. Accelerating
the rate of development in the designated areas of the urban fringe.
Flood
Protection Works:
To
support and coordinate the multi-agency works necessary for an early completion
of the flood protection measures under the FAP-proposals.
Infrastructure
Initiatives:
To
promote through the plan an orderly sequence of new area development by means of
mutually reinforcing public sector investment programs, spear headed by
drainage, flood protection and transport development.
Community
Based Development Initiatives:
It recognizes the
increasing importance of community-led initiatives and participation in the land
development process and commits itself to the application of community-based
land delivery mechanisms which give priority to meet the needs of the
poor.
Priority
Satellite Town/Dhamsona:
To
promote Dhamsona in the Northwest of the plan area as the priority location for
dispersed satellite town development.
Long-term
Satellite Town:
It
defers any decision to proceed with government-initiated development at the
remaining satellite town like Gazipur,
Savar, Kaliganj and Purbachal (Yusufganj).
Special
Incentive Zone (Economic Base):
To
designate special targeted locations within RAJUK’s control areas. The locations
identified in the plan which are Tongi, Dhamsona, Savar and Narayangonj. The
important reason has to be considered to stimulate a sound economic base in
support of population dispersal.
Industrial
Estates :
It designates any new
general industrial areas for development in the SP period to 2015, after the
Tejgaon and Tongi industrial estates are operating at full and optimum
capacity.
Foot Loose
Industries:
In the
SP the different special areas are proposed for Foot Loose Industries in the
industries would be non-polluting and non- noxious. The areas will be
pre-designated industrial areas.
Polluting
Industries:
The
authority will commit itself to an integrated policy of the incremental
environmental upgrading and relocation where necessary of Dhaka's existing
polluting industries in a manner commensurate with sound environmental practice
and cost effectiveness.
Informal
Sector Activities:
To encourage informal
sector economic activities by means of relaxing these regulations which tend to
stifle these initiatives and providing opportunities to enhance
conditions and productivity.
Dispersal of
Commercial Activities:
In recognition of the
prevailing low mobility levels of the majority of Dhaka’s work force the
authority will seek to promote the gradual dispersal of commercial
activity to the existing suburbs and new growth areas.
City Open
Space:
To promote open space and recreational facilities
exploiting the resource of vacant and
under utilize government
land
with in the established urban areas.
Incremental
Network Development:
In
pursuance of the proposed long–term road network the authority will seek to
promote an incremental approach to its overall development as a means of
conserving resources and being responsive to proven demand for the service being
offered. All proposed activities for road construction is phase out.
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Eastern
By Pass:
The Authority will afford high priority to the development
of a limited access Eastern By pass to become a key link in the emerging
national net-work of arterial roads and to relief the existing urban
network.
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Commuter Rail
Network:
In the long term strategy
Commuter Rail Network will promote the development of commuter rail network, to
serve the high-density sections of the main urbanized areas.
Subway
Development Program:
There
is no other way to ease the traffic flow and mass transit of future Dhaka but to
have SUBWAY. The proposed subway lines will cover Jatrabari to Gabtoli, Jinjira
to Mirpur, Madani Avenue to Mirpur Road (Beauty Cinema Hall), Fulbaria to
Madartek, Gabtoli to Jahangirnagar University, Multi-modal Transport Terminal to
Mirpur Road and Farmgate to Asadgate.
Water
Transport Development Program:
Navigability of the encircling water-ways will enlite the old
heritage of Dhaka and enhances the riverine recreational facilities in a great
way. It has been prepared to efficiently utilise the natural opportunities with
a view to:
