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Traffic Jam in Dhaka City
beautiful and historical places of interest. Being the capital city, Dhaka has
and commerce. As such, Dhaka always attracts people from other parts of
the country. Apart from many advantages, Dhaka is burdened with many
related to water logging, etc. Yet, among many other problems, Dhaka city
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has been experiencing severe traffic-problem which is a common
researchers who think about the city will unanimously agree that Dhaka is
one of the most unplanned cities of the world. It is certainly a wonder how
somehow.
The inhabitants living in this city are now approximately over 10
estimated that population of Dhaka will not be less than 15 million and yet
the city is experiencing influx of population every day from different parts of
hardly any scope of its expansion in eastern and western side to a visible
extent.
Dhaka city situation is more alarming mainly due to vehicular
movement and traffic jam. There are different types of vehicular namely, car,
that ply on Dhaka's streets daily are faulty and emit black smoke in excess of
condition of vehicles.
parking and use of footpath illegally. Moreover, for growing urbanisation and
more traffic jams. Narrow roads and congestion are aggravating the situation
further. To quote AKM Shahidul Haque, Dhaka Metropolitan Police
times more having no registration. This poses serious threat in the traffic
jam. The areas include Dhanmondi, Banani, Gulshan and other prime
crossing the areas can easily visualise the situation is grave as students with
their guardians are waiting and waiting to reach destinations and others
various destinations.
diseases and cancer. Experts say if this trend continues unabated, most
pollution that could also affect the central nervous system and causes of
renal damage and hypertension. The massive traffic congestion is taking its
humidity. The resulting misery generated by high heat and humidity takes its
toll in human health. To add insult to the injury, the unpleasantness this high
The traffic problem of Dhaka is hindering the growth of this city and, at
unruly. A first time visitor may think that people here are the most wild who
have no respect for law of the land. This is indeed a serious matter.
Behavioral scientists have long since done experiments to show that even
disregard for others' right of way. This obviously creates serious problems
traffic problem.
width (east-west direction) is few kilometres. The city could have moved only
availability of land. But this severe paucity of land had hardly diminished the
growth rate of this city. Any legitimate city planner worth his merits would
not recommend the city of Dhaka for people over 1-2 million. The ever-
already. And there is no sign that the population growth in this city is
abating. The present road system of Dhaka, which is hardly adequate for
moving vehicles for 1-2 million people, will virtually collapse when the
planners of Dhaka are doing their clearheaded thinking right now or else the
1. Policy makers, city planners, researchers and the related directorates and
offices must sit together and find ways and means to address the problem.
Coordination is very urgent and important.
offices.
colleges and other offices from residential zone to outskirts of the city.
problem.
The plan be speeded up. The World Bank, IMF and ADB or other donor
9. There may be three blocks from Tongi Bridge to Jatrabati which will be
treated as east block, middle block and west block. Road planning should be
their employment.
this view, concerned authorities are requested to look into the matter for a
better situation for the benefit of the people. For easy and uninterrupted
movement, Dhaka city without traffic jam is very much desireable. This will
mitigate the sufferings of the people. Moreover, valuable time will also be
vehicles here and there. We want a clean city free from traffic jam. It is
encouraging that the government is working in this direction. Working
(seventy thousand) old and dilapidated vehicles from the road. Very old and
decrepit vehicles will not be allowed to ply. All these measures are aimed at
made lives of citizen miserable here in Chittagong. No body can reach the
destination with in schedule time due to the traffic jams every where in the
Processing Zone (CEPZ) area, Katgor, Steel Mills Bazar, Cemen Crossing, Salt
Golla point, Custom and Port point, Biswa Road Point, Barik Building,
Agrabad, Pathantuli, Dewan Hat, Tiger Pass, WASA point, GEC point,
DC Hill point, Enayet Bazar, New Market, Reajuddin Bazar points, Railway
station point, Badamtoli, Kadam Toli, Kotwali point, Lal Dighi point, Pahartoli
point, Bokshir Hat, Shah Amanat Bridge area, Foujdar Hat and premises of
maximum schools and colleges. No body can reach his/her destination with
in the scheduled time due to the random traffic jams here in Chittagong.
There is no bus stand in the city. As a result, the buses are used to wait at
the roads for passengers. There is no taxi and tempo or rider stands. These
vehicles are also used to stand in the road. Besides, there are several lakhs
of rickshaws without registration which cause the traffic jam in the city.
there are many rickshaws which have no permission from City Corporation.
However, traffic department is not taking any action in this regard. Besides,
some officials of CMP have alleged illegal cooperation for not using meters of
and container movers use to run from Chittagong sea port area every day.
Besides, thousands of vehicles including car, buses, taxies, tempoes and
BRTA sources said, several lakhs of vehicles are running every day on
roads of Chittagong. But, there are inadequate numbers of roads for running
such huge numbers of vehicles. The roads of Chittagong are not so wide and
On the other hand, traffic department of CMP has no control over the
situation. Most of the traffic polices allege that they are doing their duties
without any liability. They engage in taking bribes from trucks and Lorries.
They never take any action for solving the problem of traffic jam.
can not control the situation. But, the traffic jam is now under control, the
officials added.
several projects cost around taka 244 crore are under process. Of these, we
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