Says survey
About 200 households and 2.75 acres of private land will be affected due to construction of metro rail from Uttara to Sayedabad in the city, said a preliminary findings of a survey.
Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB) revealed the finding at a shareholder meeting on Mass Rail Transit (MRT-Line-6 project) at Government Science College auditorium in the city yesterday.
CCDB resettlement expert Moniruzzaman said if the metro rail project is implemented, properties of homesteads, business establishments, schools, health centres and worships etc will be affected.
He also suggested paying replacement value to the properties’ holders and providing them with special assistance as well as alternative or similar works.
Addressing the meeting, Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB) Project Director Anisur Rahman said the government will certainly give compensation against the possible loss of the properties. The compensation may be provided either as per the land acquisition act or as per the terms and conditions of donor agencies.
He also said there will be 18 stations from Uttara to Sayedabad under the rail project with a capacity of carrying 1,678 passengers at a time.
The metro rail will take 3.20 minute at each station as interval time and operation time will be from 5:00am to 11:00pm.
The government will start its construction work in 2014 to go for its operation in 2017, he said.
Speaking as the special guest, DTCB Executive Director GM Joynal Abedin said they will hold a total of 15 stakeholder meetings in the city to share opinions about land acquisition and compensation issue.
Local MP Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and several hundreds of local inhabitants, DTCB officials, among others, were present at the meeting.
