The 3rd Phase of Uttara Residential Model Town is an extension to the

Uttara Model Town Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara ( ''romanised: Uttora'') is a neighbourhood of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The name derives from the Bengali word ''uttor'' () meaning "north". It lies on the road to Gazipur, and adjoins Hazrat Shahjal ...

Background

Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. The dwellings required to support Dhaka's large population have become inadequate. Because of this, the residential areas of Dhaka city are overpopulated and dirty. Planned extension of the

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is being undertaken under the Uttara Model Town Project with the objectives of accommodating the growing population and maintaining a level of service to the people. During the course of the project circa of land were acquired. About 10,000 residential plots and 225,512

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including amenities and urban facilities were provided. The entire Uttara Thana project is being undertaken by the

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (, RAJUK) is a Bangladeshi public agency responsible for coordinating urban development in Dhaka. RAJUK is composed of various public officials, city planners, urban administrators, engineers, and architects. It i ...

(RAJUK), the Capital Development Authority of Bangladesh.

Location

The third phase of the Uttara residential model town is situated approximately from the zero point of Dhaka City. It is located on the western side of the Uttara model town (2nd phase) project. It is bounded on the south by the Mirpur

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and west by the flood protection embankment through Mirpur-Ashulia.

Objectives of the project

* Reduce the pressure of population in Dhaka city by creating suburban residential accommodation * Maintain environmental balance by proper

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* Maintain an

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and

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atmosphere * Reduce the prevailing acute shortage of residential properties * Gradually expand civic facilities by urbanization throughout the surrounding areas * Develop

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ship * Expand existing economic facilities * Mitigate future housing demands.

Land use plan (major component)

The following land use is planned in the project: *

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plots – 24.01% * Highrise apartment block – 10.68% *

Road network A street network is a system of interconnecting lines and points (called ''edges'' and ''nodes'' in network science) that represent a system of streets or roads for a given area. A street network provides the foundation for network analysis; for e ...

– 30.92% * Physical & social

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ...

– 3.04% *

Public utility A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and ...

services – 2.53% *

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, open space &

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– 13.00% * Neighborhood/

playing field Play is a range of Motivation#Intrinsic and extrinsic, intrinsically motivated activities done for recreation. Play is commonly associated with children and juvenile-level activities, but may be engaged in at any life stage, and among other high ...

– 3.02% *

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plots – 5.00% *

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– 0.92% *

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& institution – 1.67%

References

{{reflist Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Urban planning in Bangladesh Uttara Satellite cities