<i>Dhaka traffic</i>
The traffic situation of Dhaka is far from satisfactory--roads have become stagnant and traffic authorities don't know exactly how many vehicles should ply on the roads. Percentage of roads is far below the standard. We have the Ministry of Communications, DTCB, BRTC, BRTA etc. but yet the problem of traffic congestion is not solved. Some people blame the traffic police, some ask to withdraw rickshaws, some want wide footpaths, others suggest removing old vehicles but these are not the real facts. Some people also think of beautification, regardless of solving the main problems. The number one problem is the lack of roads and the road width (narrow). The situation in Dhaka will be worse than the present and people will have to walk all the way to any destination after 5-7 years. What we need is an independent metro network that means a mass transit, which has already been approved by the present government. It's good news that private firms will complete the project. We need underground mass transit first, and then we can go for expressways with proper design. Most probably, we don't need expressways, because we can make several metro networks one after another beneath the ground. Considering the heavy load of passengers, we can never introduce light metro (monorail, sky train etc).
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