Motijheel-Dilkhusha
commercial area is being considered as a Central
Business District (CBD) of Dhaka City. To minimize
traffic congestion in that area a pilot project
entitled " Integration of Non Motorized Transport
in the over all Transport System of Dhaka City"
was carried out by UN-ESCAP during 1997-98.
The consultant has recommended a parking plan
for Motijheel-Dilkhusha commercial area. Dhaka
City Corporation has implemented On Street Car
Parking involving a private firm named LN Corporation
through competitive bidding in that area during
October 2001.
On successful implementation of this pilot project
similar activities will be executed in and around
Dhaka City. The terms and conditions along with
parking fee are attached here with.
City
Center : Multistoried Car Parking
Due
to lack of car parking facilities in the buildings
of the Central Business District of Bangladesh,
Motijheel-Dilkusha areas, the vehicles are being
parked on the road. Steps have been taken to
build a multistoried car parking at the center
of Dilkusha in order to remove congestion and
provide car-parking facilities. 'City Center,
'if built, will be able to host 500 cars at
a time and 1500 cars daily. As a result existing
road can be utilized properly for transportation.
Economic and commercial activities will be developed
and people will regain their working hours,
eventually boosting up the commercial activities
of Dhaka. The foundation of the country's first
multi-storied car-parking cum commercial building
has been laid completely without the Government
or DCC's financial involvement. With 3 under
ground floors this 37 storied building will
be the country's highest and international standard
structure of spectacular beauty containing modern
facilities viz. restaurant, international standard
conference facilities, Heli-pad which may be
very useful for emergency period use. Nine floors
will be solely used for car-parking. The proposed
building is being planned to be finalized in
two and a half years. The foundation has been
laid on January 19, 2004 by the Honorable Prime
Minister.
