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Download PDF The Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for the capital is a demand of time and Dhaka city would suffer more if its implementation is delayed further, Communications Adviser MA Matin observed yesterday.
He also stressed the need for widening the existing roads in the capital and shifting Inland Container Terminal (ICD) from Kamalapur to Gazipur to ease the traffic congestion in the city.
The communications adviser was speaking at a presentation meeting on the STP by the Dhaka Transport Co-ordination Board (DTCB) at his office.
Matin underscored the need for establishing by-pass roads surrounding the capital and some other roads connecting east-west parts of the city. He also spoke in favour of developing a waterway surrounding the capital for easy movement of goods and also to save the rivers from encroachment. The adviser assured the DTCB delegation of a formal launching of the plan and its immediate implementation.
Communication experts and high officials of the ministry present at the meeting suggested forming a single authority body to look after the transport related issues in the capital.
The DTCB project was undertaken in 2004 with the help of the World Bank and other donor agencies. A final report was submitted in the first half of 2006, but the government is yet to approve the plan.
Communications experts Prof Zamilur Reza Chowdhury, Dr Rahmatullah and high officials of the ministry of communications were present at the presentation, made by Dr Salahuddin of DTCB.
Briefing the journalists on the presentation, Prof Zamilur said that three important recommendations were made in the STP, which are — widening of the existing city roads, introducing an express bus service with dedicated roads and setting up metro rail system. The metro rail should run both underground and on the surface as per the suitability of the city areas concerned, he added.
Dr Rahmatullah noted that the government should put emphasis on public transport system, as the land in the capital is very limited. He suggested introducing franchise bus system in the city for bringing discipline into the existing road transport system.
Dr Salahuddin told the meeting that the DTCB prepared detailed report on the transport system of the capital keeping in mind the necessity and demand of the people till the year 2024.
He urged the government to approve the plan immediately and start implementing the recommendations.
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