Traffic Jam Speech of Igp
Speech of the Inspector General of Police (IGP)
Traffic Jam in Dhaka City: Challenges and Possible Solution
January 15:2008 (12:30 pm)
Mr. President- American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
Assalamu Alaikum and Good Afternoon
Let me first take the opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to ‘American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh’ for inviting me here in this programme. It’s a great pleasure and honour for me to be here to share my experiences on ‘Traffic Jam’ which is one of the burning issues for Dhaka City.
In my speech, I am going to highlight- important causes of traffic jam in Dhaka City, challenges we are facing to address the issue, our achievements and finally I am going to make a few recommendations. I would appreciate, if you please supplement me with your valuable and intellectual inputs at the end of the session.
Reasons behind traffic jam
(a) City lay-out (master plan) and over-population: The causes of traffic congestion in Dhaka city are multifarious. Starting from the city itself, it is observed that the skeleton, structure and lay-out of Dhaka City are not well-planned and well-directed. Dhaka is also a highly populated city. More than one crore people live here and the figure is increasing day by day. This huge population acts as an auto-catalyst of traffic congestion in Dhaka City.
(b) Inadequate and unplanned roads: Dhaka City has very inadequate road networks. For a standard city, where the minimum road requirement is 25%, Dhaka has only 7.5% road of its total area. 30% of this 7.5% road is also occupied by the hawkers, salesman and shopkeepers. A significant portion is occupied by construction materials and waste-containers of the City Corporation. As a result, vehicles do not get sufficient space to move on.
Besides this, in most cases roads are serpentine rather than being straight. This ultimately breeds a number of
Traffic Jam in Dhaka City: Challenges and Possible Solution
January 15:2008 (12:30 pm)
Mr. President- American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
Assalamu Alaikum and Good Afternoon
Let me first take the opportunity to extend my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to ‘American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh’ for inviting me here in this programme. It’s a great pleasure and honour for me to be here to share my experiences on ‘Traffic Jam’ which is one of the burning issues for Dhaka City.
In my speech, I am going to highlight- important causes of traffic jam in Dhaka City, challenges we are facing to address the issue, our achievements and finally I am going to make a few recommendations. I would appreciate, if you please supplement me with your valuable and intellectual inputs at the end of the session.
Reasons behind traffic jam
(a) City lay-out (master plan) and over-population: The causes of traffic congestion in Dhaka city are multifarious. Starting from the city itself, it is observed that the skeleton, structure and lay-out of Dhaka City are not well-planned and well-directed. Dhaka is also a highly populated city. More than one crore people live here and the figure is increasing day by day. This huge population acts as an auto-catalyst of traffic congestion in Dhaka City.
(b) Inadequate and unplanned roads: Dhaka City has very inadequate road networks. For a standard city, where the minimum road requirement is 25%, Dhaka has only 7.5% road of its total area. 30% of this 7.5% road is also occupied by the hawkers, salesman and shopkeepers. A significant portion is occupied by construction materials and waste-containers of the City Corporation. As a result, vehicles do not get sufficient space to move on.
Besides this, in most cases roads are serpentine rather than being straight. This ultimately breeds a number of