canals in Dhaka
120km Dhaka canals lost to urban greed
Dhaka city has lost a combined length of 120km or 307 hectares of canals, which could have been waterways and vital drainage, thanks to encroachment, unplanned urbanisation and lack of maintenance by the authorities in the last 80 years.
How can we bring our canals back from the dead?
Terrains that once birthed and nourished the city have now mutated into sullied, ominous urban risks.
Clean up the canals before monsoon
And before waterlogging disrupts city life once again
Editorial / Dhaka is choking
The reckless manner with which canals have been grabbed and filled up in the capital city can be likened to choking the blood in arteries of a human being.
120km Dhaka canals lost to urban greed
Dhaka city has lost a combined length of 120km or 307 hectares of canals, which could have been waterways and vital drainage, thanks to encroachment, unplanned urbanisation and lack of maintenance by the authorities in the last 80 years.
How can we bring our canals back from the dead?
Terrains that once birthed and nourished the city have now mutated into sullied, ominous urban risks.
Clean up the canals before monsoon
And before waterlogging disrupts city life once again
Dhaka is choking
The reckless manner with which canals have been grabbed and filled up in the capital city can be likened to choking the blood in arteries of a human being.