The government has decided to review Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for Dhaka in order to safeguard around 200,000 small and medium enterprises grown in the capital city.
"The government will take firm steps to implement the corrected DAP after review," State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan said in an interview with bdnews24.com and a TV station.
The committee to review DAP would sit within a month, he said and added that the next step would be taken following proposals by the panel led by Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam.
"The government created DAP to make Dhaka metropolis fit to live. It has some inconsistencies. The government has moved to correct these considering the reality," he added.
The then government made Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan (DMDP) in 1995 following the master plan adopted in 1992. Later, the step to make DAP was taken in 1996. Eventually, the government gazetted DAP in July 2010.
Khan said DAP was made to protect and develop Dhaka, a city that gets water-logged and lives with the risk of disasters, following a proposal by a panel headed by Dr Jamilur Reza Chowdhury.
"DAP could not be implemented because of our tendency to violate laws. As a result, Dhaka gets water-logged even after a little bit of rain. We've taken steps to resolve the situation by removing inconsistencies in DAP," he said.
He dismissed the suggestion that the decision to review DAP meant that the government had budged on its firm stance. "The step has been taken in light of reality."
"Many people have raised important constructions by filling up water bodies to make quick money. Many industries have also been built. Many other structures have been raised centring the industries.
"We've taken the step to check how profitable it will be to bulldoze these structures," he said.
"Decisions will be made, if needed, after discussions on an alternative proposal to protect Dhaka City," he added.
"Those who have filled up water bodies are human beings. Aren't they?" the minister asked.
"They will help, too, to meet the need of their next generations," he said.
"The government will take firm steps to implement the corrected DAP after review," State Minister for Housing and Public Works Abdul Mannan Khan said in an interview with bdnews24.com and a TV station.
The committee to review DAP would sit within a month, he said and added that the next step would be taken following proposals by the panel led by Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam.
"The government created DAP to make Dhaka metropolis fit to live. It has some inconsistencies. The government has moved to correct these considering the reality," he added.
The then government made Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan (DMDP) in 1995 following the master plan adopted in 1992. Later, the step to make DAP was taken in 1996. Eventually, the government gazetted DAP in July 2010.
Khan said DAP was made to protect and develop Dhaka, a city that gets water-logged and lives with the risk of disasters, following a proposal by a panel headed by Dr Jamilur Reza Chowdhury.
"DAP could not be implemented because of our tendency to violate laws. As a result, Dhaka gets water-logged even after a little bit of rain. We've taken steps to resolve the situation by removing inconsistencies in DAP," he said.
He dismissed the suggestion that the decision to review DAP meant that the government had budged on its firm stance. "The step has been taken in light of reality."
"Many people have raised important constructions by filling up water bodies to make quick money. Many industries have also been built. Many other structures have been raised centring the industries.
"We've taken the step to check how profitable it will be to bulldoze these structures," he said.
"Decisions will be made, if needed, after discussions on an alternative proposal to protect Dhaka City," he added.
"Those who have filled up water bodies are human beings. Aren't they?" the minister asked.
"They will help, too, to meet the need of their next generations," he said.
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