Business Eye Report
The Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) has called the capital's development authorities for immediate reforms by suspending the implementation of Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for
2022-2035.
During a discussion titled "Expectations of the Institute of Architects Bangladesh from the interim government in public interest" at the National Press Club yesterday, the organisation claimed legal loopholes in implementing the DAP, discriminatory policies, as well as lack of transparency in its formulation.
It also mentioned the DAP's scope for destruction of water bodies and agriculture, and increased scope for corruption in design approval.
In a written statement, IAB Vice President Professor Mohammad Ali Naqi noted that under the current DAP, the projected population for the year 2035 is 2.35 crore in existing urban areas across 722 square kilometres. This area also covers employment, social and physical infrastructures.
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