Education zones in residential areas – is the plan feasible?

    Desk Report: Rajuk is planning to establish these zones in Gulshan, Banani and Dhanmondi, reports the Dhaka Tribune.
    Urban planning experts have expressed doubts regarding the feasibility of a plan to create education zones in residential areas—as they believe the initiative would only lead to traffic congestion in Dhaka.
    Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk) has recently adopted a plan to centralize the systems of all educational institutions. However, experts fear that it may create the opposite effect. They say the education zones can be established outside of Dhaka where land is available. If the same plan is taken up for Dhaka – which is already overcrowded – it will not only create traffic chaos in residential areas, it will also increase hassles for parents.
    Rajuk recently planned to build education zones in Dhaka’s residential areas, primarily in Gulshan, Banani, and Dhanmondi—said Rajuk officials.
    Rajuk, the capital’s development authority, is revising the Detailed Area Plan (DAP), for the upcoming 15 years, to include dedicated education zones in residential areas.
    However, urban planning experts pointed out that Dhaka has been developed in an unplanned way. Now, if all the schools or colleges are transferred to a fixed place, it will create traffic chaos and indiscipline in those areas.

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