Pre-Feasibility of Light Rail Transit in Dhaka City 1Ashish Kumer Saha ABSTRUCT: Dhaka‚ the capital‚ administrative and commercial hub of Bangladesh is subjected to acute traffic congestion‚ inadequate traffic management‚ high accident rates and increasing air pollution problems. The deteriorating traffic conditions are affecting the city’s efficiency performance and are being considered as a major impediment for her economic growth and development‚ causing frustration among the residents and prompting
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Dhaka has an estimated population of more than 15 million people‚ making it the largest city in Bangladesh and the 9th largest city in the world.[6] It is known as the City of Mosques‚ and with 400‚000 cycle-rickshaws running on its streets every day‚ the city is described as the Rickshaw Capital of the World. Dhaka is also one of the world’s most densely populated cites.[7][8][9] Old Dhaka was founded in the 17th century as the Mughal capital of Bengal. It was called Jahangir Nagar (City of
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villages had four to five surnames. In the 1930s and 1950s land was the main form of wealth in China and it was divided equally among the sons of the landowner. Quick example that Xiangzi‚ Rickshaw Boy‚ was a country boy who worked as a rickshaw puller for living in Beijing. Due to his dream was to own a rickshaw‚ he worked very hard during his duty in order to have a better life which also indicated the differences between the poor and the rich
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Matheran in 1850 but little has changed in Matheran. As the common mode of transport in this tiny hill station is rickshaws and buggy. Places to visit As you take the toy train to reach Matheran‚ the beautiful hills seem to welcome you. Once in Matheran‚ the hill resort smells clean and fresh. As no motor vehicles are allowed into the town and one has to travel by foot or can take rickshaw or buggy. Matheran is really beautiful during the monsoons when rains leave the hill station clean and green.
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Historical Background of Taj Industries in Agra and their effect Historical Background of Taj The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra‚ India‚ built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal (also "the Taj") is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture‚ a style that combines elements from Persian‚ Indian‚ and Islamic architectural styles. In 1983‚ the Taj Mahal
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Traffic Jam Beginning Men have stepped on the moon. Now they are going from one place to another within few hours. World fastest car is able to sprint 252mph‚ but the citizens of Dhaka (sometimes) cannot reach few miles to Gulistan from Mohakhali or any other place to our destination place within hours. You must go out from your house before two or three hours to reach destination which is only 20 or 30 minutes required. Who is responsible for this? Traffic jam is that magician. Traffic jam has
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conditions in the country’s capital city. A number of national dailies published pictures in their recent issues showing women and children drenched in muddy and dirty rainwater when their rickshaws ran into invisible road potholes and turned turtle. In some cases‚ angry passengers physically assaulted the poor rickshaw-pullers holding the latter responsible for the accidents. Barring the major ones‚ the condition of most roads‚ lanes and by-lanes‚ particularly those in the city’s periphery‚ are in a
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Sometimes the people also do not see before crossing the roads and they face fatal accidents. Although the police authorities have posted traffic policemen on all important road crossings but the accidents are always on the increase. In Lahore the auto rickshaw drivers are also responsible for many accidents. They neither drive carefully for many accidents. They neither drive carefully nor observe the traffic rules. They drive at a great speed even through small lanes. Sometimes they turn turtle injuring
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^ a b Legal‚ Our (2008-10-31). "Rule review for rickshaw ban". Online edition of The Telegraph‚ dated 2008-10-31 (Calcutta‚ India). Retrieved 2009-04-23. 23. ^ "Rickshaw ban from today". Online edition of The Times of India‚ dated 2007-06-09. 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 24. ^ "Ban on slow vehicles in select areas likely". Online edition of The Telegraph‚ dated 2006-09-29 (Calcutta‚ India). 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2009-06-18. 27. ^ "Cycle rickshaws: Victims of car mania". Centre for Science and
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provide basic education to its people. Who said money cannot buy happiness? In this generation a person with a master’s degree can be riding rickshaw for their livelihood where as a person without good education is a billionaire. To compare them it is obvious to be noticed that the billionaire is having much more happier luxurious life where as the rickshaw person sweating all day just to provide enough food for himself and his family. Rich people always get the best of everything‚ not the most
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