Road network
Photo: Amdadul Huq / Driknews
With the monsoon setting in, Dhaka's traffic situation is getting out of control and the sufferings of the general public have increased almost three times compared to what it was before the rains came. The city's drainage system is no better than the other utility services which our government is supposed to deliver to the people who have voted them to power. Every day new cars and rickshaws from other neighbouring districts are coming to the city. The city has shortage of parking space as there is no guideline for residential, commercial and industrial areas. Schools, colleges and universities are growing like wild mushrooms and the authorities concerned, especially the UGC, is giving licence to these universities without looking at the facilities. As a result, none of the private universities in Dhaka has either a campus or proper parking lots, playgrounds. Like all the past governments, the present government still has not taken up any major programme for making new roads and bypasses for smooth flow of traffic. Dhaka lacks east-west connections more than north-south ones. The town developed in the north south direction due to its geographical location as both east and west were low lying areas/wet lands, but unfortunately none of the past governments, including the AL and its grand alliance member Jatiya Party which were in power for 5+10 = 15 long years, did not take any initiative for constructing the ultimate east west roads, rather all the governments of the past let the eastern and the western side of Dhaka grow in an unplanned manner. Dhaka needs at least six east-west and six north-south roads which will eventually end up at the ring road surrounding Dhaka. The government and Rajuk, please wake up before this capital dies.
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