SHIFTING RUSH

SAVING
DHAKA

TEAM
SITUATION ANALYSIS
DHAKA
60% of total population is migrant DYING
Accommodates 6lacs new migrants per year

30% of total population lives in slum

3.2M working hour wasted eceryday

Due to traffic congestion
SITUATION ANALYSIS 12000000
Population of Major Cities

10000000

8000000

Population
DHAKA
6000000

4000000

controls 70% of country’s 2000000

money supply. 0
Dhaka Chittagong Khulna Rajshahi Comilla Jessore
Major City
Attracts 60% of total
investment.
Covers only 1% of the
total area of the country.
But provides 44% of
total employment.
SITUATION ANALYSIS

CORE ISSUE

Limiting development of core policy hubs only in Dhaka

and thus making it overburdened.
SITUATION ANALYSIS

! CONSEQUENCES

Traffic Inadequate Solid Lack

Congestion Drainage system Waste disposal Of infrastructure

• Bureaucratic problems
• Political influence
• Lack of appropriate mechanism
• Ineffective implementation
THE

BIG IDEA Broaden our thought.

Broaden our city.

Decentralize Dhaka through relocating

administrative hubs in a nearby location.
WHERE TO RELOCATE? POTENTIAL LOCATION FOR RELOCATION

NARAYANGANJ MUNSHIGANJ COMILLA

• Distance from Dhaka: 26.5 KM
• Time duration to reach: 1 hr
• Overpopulated
• Already known a industrial hub
• Distance from Dhaka: 47.2 KM
• Time duration to reach: 1.5-2 hrs
• Can be a bridge between capital
and South-Western part.
• Near to Padma Bridge
• Distance from Dhaka: 98.7KM
• Time duration to reach: 3-4 hrs
• Less Densed
• Can be a bridge between Dhaka
and Chittagong
WHERE TO RELOCATE?
WHY MUNSHIGANJ?
Adjacent to Dhaka city only about 47.2 km from Dhaka city and
takes only 1.5 hr drive

Travelling time can be reduced to less than 1 hr

By introducing dedicated lane services.

Less densely populated than other potential

Spots.

Less land price compared to living cost

Dhaka city and reasonable

Less land price compared to Dhaka city

Only 17.5 KM distance from Padma bridge and hence strong

connectivity with that portion.

Very near to the proposed international airport.

SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTH WEAKNESS

• Location • Land acquisition

• Proposed Airport • Difficult to make it a lucrative dwelling
• Demography of Bangladesh place.
• Administrative Relocation • Long term and time consuming

OPPORTUNITY THREAT

• The next smart city

• Political challenge
• Low living cost
• Budget constraint
• More employment opportunities
THE SOLUTION
Sustainable City
• Relocating administrative hub
• Decentralized Dhaka
S • Planned city
• Economically vibrant city

Smart Connectivity Standard Living

3S
• Lucrative public transportation • less expensive, more ameniti
• Dedicated highway
MRT BRT Service S s • Job housing balancing policy
THE SOLUTION Designing Sustainable City

DISTRIBUTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES IN 5 ZONES:

ZONE 1 ZONE 2

Srinagar Louhojong

ZONE 3 ZONE 4
Gojaria Tongibari
ZONE 5
Srirajdikhan
THE SOLUTION Designing Sustainable City

JOB HOUSING BALANCING POLICY FOR EACH ZONE

• Office and home located in the same place

• Less pressure on Transportation cost
• Less Traffic
THE SOLUTION Designing Sustainable City

Segmentation in a Zone

Core Periphery

Administrative Office Residence

Shopping Malls Super stores

College, universities, Primary schools, parks,

Highschools lakes etc.
 THE SOLUTION Smart Connectivity

Inter City Transportation

Dedicated highway lane from capital using MRT

or BRT service

Easy connection with south-western zone

Through Padma Bridge

• Chittagong to Munshiganj connection will get easier by

utilizing dedicated highway from Jatrabari
 THE SOLUTION Smart Connectivity

Inter City Transportation

• Surrounded by 3 rivers
Waterways • Opportunity to connect southern and eastern part of the
country

• Padma Railroad Bridge will connect southwestern part of

Railways the country with a fixed link at Mawa Janjira point
 THE SOLUTION Smart Connectivity

Intra city smart transportation

Ride Sharing for CNG, Taxi

Pre-booking seats and

Digital Ticketing

যাত্রী
Privilege Card for frequent users with facilities:
• Earn Miles, Get discount
• Wifi and Library Facilities.
• provides more route choices, more direct routes and good proximity to core d
THE SOLUTION Standard Living

30% areas allocated for greeneries, parks, lakes ensuring

optimum living condition.

Public amenities and facilities within walking distance from any

dwelling place.
BUDGET ALLOCATION

Plans to be executed Estimated cost(BDT)

Land acquisition 0.94 billion

Rehabilitation 0.45 billion

Establishment(workplace, residence) 3.7 billion

YEAR 1
Waterways development 1.8 billon

Internal roads communication 1 billion

Amusement options establishment 1.1 billion

Dedicated lane (MRT,BRT) 3.1 billion

Total 12.09 billion

BUDGET ALLOCATION

Plans to be executed Estimated cost(BDT)

Land acquisition 0.94 billion

Rehabilitation 0.45 billion

YEAR 2 Establishment(workplace, residence and educational

4 billion
institute)

Route plan for railways and site investigation 1 billon

Media village establishment 1 billion

Total 7.39 billion

BUDGET ALLOCATION

Plans to be executed Estimated cost(BDT)

Land acquisition 1.1 billion

Rehabilitation 0.45 billion

Establishment(workplace, residence and

YEAR 3 educational institute)
4 billion

Railways development 4 billon

Drainage system and waste management 1 billion

Total 10.55 billion

FEASIBILITY
CURRENT SCENARIO IN DHAKA

1 Average Traffic Speed: 7 KMPH

2 Eats up 5 Million working hours everyday.

3 Costs 11.4 Billion USD every year.

4 Causes tremendous health and mental proble

5 Fuel Consumption drops from 24.4 ltr to 6