The cabinet committee on Detailed Area Plan (DAP) yesterday formed a sub-committee and a technical committee to assist the cabinet committee to ensure proper use of land in the DAP area.
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif was made convener of the sub-committee and he would recommend the cabinet committee for implementing the DAP over changing character of land.
Meanwhile, Rajuk’s member of planning wing was made convener of the technical committee for suggesting the cabinet committee after conducting feasible examination of the land in the DAP area.
The decisions were taken in the cabinet committee meeting held at housing and public works ministry conference room with committee chief Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain in the chair, Ministry’s Senior Information Officer SM Golam Kibria told the Dhaka Tribune.
Members of the sub-committee are Environment and Forest Minister Anowar Hossain Manju, secretaries of land, local government, environment and forest and housing and public works ministries, director general of directorate of Environment and Water Development Board and Chairman of Rajuk.
The members of technical committee are: deputy directors of directorate of urban development, department of architecture and directorate of environment, representatives of Dhaka Wasa, Water Development Board and Inland Water Transport Authority while Rajuk’s Director (Town Planning) would be its member secretary.
Sources, who attended the meeting, Minister for Housing and Public Works Ministry Mosharraf Hossain expressed his dissatisfaction over slow progress of the DAP implementation.
It was discussed in the meeting that realtors, who were given permission to develop land and construct buildings, are taking relatively higher prices.
So, the government would take realistic decision in this regard after reviewing the DAP plan soon, he added.
At the meeting the minister said the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipaksha should give emphasise on ensuring the water flowing facilities while giving approval of land development and construction of buildings in the planned area.
Committee Members, Communication Minister Obaidul Quader, Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud, Environment and Forest Minister Anowar Hossain Manju, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif, attended the meeting.
