In 2035, the population will be 350 million / bd titanic 360

 In 2035, the population will be 350 million / bd titanic 360

In 2035, the population of Dhaka will be twice as fast as 3 million and 50 million. During this period, 9 percent of the whole country will be able to utilize the land. On the other hand, 59 percent of the land will be suitable for use in the eastern part of Dhaka.

 Experts gave this opinion at an international conference organized by the World Bank by 2035 on the development potential of Dhaka. The local government minister, two mayors of Dhaka and local and foreign experts took part in a daylong conference organized on Wednesday in a city hotel.

Experts say that the eastern half of the capital is still rural. The area is very close to the original Dhaka region. If you use the facilities of planned urbanization there will be increased economic benefits and resilience of Dhaka. But if it does not start fast with proper planning, then in the east there will be unplanned urbanization, which will cause deterioration of traffic congestion and habitable environment in Dhaka.

The World Bank says that the current population of Dhaka is 1.8 million. In 2035, the population doubled to 3 million and 50 million. If a population of such a population increases productivity, it can make a big contribution to the economy. In order to be a high-middle-income country, Bangladesh must expand its expansion in Dhaka.

In the beginning of the conference yesterday, the World Bank's Country Director, Chimaoya Fun, presented an essay with the opportunity to make Dhaka a modern city. He said that a populous city like Dhaka has been expanding unplanned and unaccountable. Due to unplanned urbanization, increased risk of severe traffic congestion, low quality of habitation, floods and earthquake disasters have increased.

 Presenting an article titled 'A New Example for East Dhaka', the World Bank's Chief Economist Martin Rama of South Asia region In the article, it is said that the eastern region of the current Dhaka has the same eastern region of about 40 percent. East areas are mainly rural. But in the city of Gulshan, only 5 kilometers of advanced and modern areas. There is a huge potential for development of East Dhaka, when proper management is ensured.

It is said in the article that on the development of the eastern region, the productivity and habitability of the whole Dhaka will increase, but in other areas of Dhaka, it will be helpful to reduce the traffic congestion and crowd. But Martin Rama expressed fear that the current production capacity of East Dhaka would be as low as in the unplanned situation. The risk of becoming stagnant in the east and causing damage to the flood and earthquake will also be created. Presently, sustainable development of East Dhaka will be very effective and economically beneficial rather than new infrastructure in the populated areas of Dhaka.

Oxford University professor Anthony Venables and researcher Julia Bird, in the presentation after the mid-afternoon break, suggested in their presentations, the pre-parts of Dhaka should be sorted out through the planned development. They presented four models to reorganize this part of Dhaka.

With proper planning, the eastern region of Dhaka can be seen in the presentation of what the appearance of the region can be in 2035. They said that with the development of the eastern region, the housing of 33 million people will be ensured through the creation of 780,000 house houses. With this, eight percent of urban jobs will be in the region. By the year 2035, where only 9 percent of the entire land will be used for full use, then at the same time, only 59 percent of the land will be suitable for use in the eastern part of Dhaka.



Jahangirnagar University's Department of City and Regional Planning Department Professor Aktar Mahmud said, "The population growth rate in the neighborhood is much higher from the center of Dhaka. In some cases, this growth rate is three to four times. In these areas around the capital, garment factories, various small and large industries and homes are being developed without any plans. Development in these areas also needs development.

This part of the discussion was chaired by Special Fellow of the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Mostafizur Rahman. In addition, Institute of Water Modeling Director SM Mahbubur Rahman and World Bank economist Iffat Sharif took part in the discussion.