Bilal9
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2014
- Messages
- 26,569
- Reaction score
- 9
- Country
- Location
Despite Dhaka's population pressure, it could be a lot more livable and charming if our policymaker do some not so costly yet very impactful intervention in Dhaka.
1.First and foremost, Fix our sidewalk or footpath. A lot of people are compelled to take rickshaws and buses because our cities are not walking friendly. We have inadiquate sidewalk, whatever exists, mostly occupied by street vendors and hawkers. So people have no option but to depends on road vehicles increasing traffic jam and chaos.
2. progressively reduce the number of Pedal Rickshaws and replace them with electric rickshaws similar we see in Bangkok.
3. Bus route rationalization is happening at snail paces. We need to vigorously push this project to cover the entire Dhaka as soon as possible. Replace all those out of fitness buses with electric buses.
4. Transfer all those inter-district bus stations at the periphery of Dhaka from current location of middle in the city. Govt. is talking about this for a long time but they are foot dragging to do it.
5. Make some roads pedestrian only especially in Old Dhaka.
If we make these low cost yet very impactful change of the city, Dhaka would be a lot pleasant to live. But our policy makers do not go for these solutions, they are only after mega projects where they can do mega corruption and mega looting.
I could not agree more, however getting rid of pedal rickshaws, Bus route rationalization and moving of bus terminals have become political issues. All political parties must be on the same page on these basic issues and speak with one voice. Otherwise these Goonda bus owner idiots will keep on exerting their influence.
People like Bus Owners association president Shajahan Siraj (or whomever it is at present) have BAL leaders in their pockets on a quid pro quo basis. If BAL wants, Shajahan can call a bus strike and prevent BNP workers and other people from coming in to the city for a mass meeting.
Bus owners can stop wherever they want on the road, charge whatever fare they want (beyond govt. mandated fares) and park buses anywhere in any area they please, snarling traffic. They don't care, because there will never be any repercussion from the govt. It is a veritable Moger Mulluk. This is why the Bus route rationalization will not proceed faster and why Mayor Tapash slowed down on it (probably on advice from BAL seniors and supremos).
Meanwhile in India over the last few weeks,
How many churches have they burned so far? Wow....
Religious intolerance in India have made it a hellhole.