Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) The Project on the Revision and Updating of the Strategic Transport Plan for Dhaka Institution Development November 2016 Almec Corporation Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. Katahira & Engineers International Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 General ····································································································· 1 1.2 Objective ··································································································· 1 2. DHAKA TRANSPORT COORDINATION AUTHORITY (DTCA) 2.1 General ····································································································· 2 2.2 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION FROM DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH ····················· 3 2.3 Analysis of the problems and issues by the RSTP consultant ································· 6 2.4 Rationale for RSTP Consultant’s Recommendation ·············································· 7 2.5 Consultant’s Recommendation for short-term Improvements ·································· 8 2.6 Consultant’s Recommendation for Long-term Institutional Changes for DTCA ············ 9 2.7 The Role of Other Agencies and Municipalities ·················································· 10 2.8 Action Plan for Implementation······································································· 11 3. DHAKA MASS TRANSIT COMPANY (DMTC) 3.1 General ···································································································· 12 3.2 Proposed Organogram and Staffing ································································ 15 3.3 DTCA and DMTC Responsibilities & Inter-relations ············································· 18 3.4 Consultant’s Observation and Recommendations ··············································· 20 4. DHAKA NORTH CITY CORPORATION (DNCC) AND DHAKA SOUTH CITY CORPORATION 4.1 General ···································································································· 21 4.2 Consultant’s Observation ·············································································· 25 4.3 Consultant’s Recommendations ····································································· 27 4.4 Action Plan for Implementation······································································· 28 5. DHAKA METROPOLITAN POLICE (DMP) 5.1 General ···································································································· 30 5.2 Consultant’s Observation ·············································································· 32 5.3 Consultant’s Recommendation for DMP ··························································· 32 5.4 Action Plan for Implementation······································································· 33 6. RAJDHANI UNNAYAN KATRIPAKKHA (RAJUK) 6.1 General ···································································································· 35 6.2 Consultant’s Observation ·············································································· 39 6.3 Consultant’s recommendation for RAJUK ························································· 40 6.4 Action Plan for Implementation······································································· 40 7. BANGLADESH ROAD TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (BRTA) 7.1 General ···································································································· 42 7.2 Consultant’s Observation ·············································································· 44 7.3 Consultant’s Recommendation for BRTA ·························································· 45 7.4 Action Plan to Implementation ······································································· 47 8. BANGLADESH BRIDGE AUTHORITY (BBA) 8.1 General ···································································································· 48 8.2 Consultant’s Observation ·············································································· 52 8.3 Consultant’s recommendation for BBA ····························································· 53 8.4 Action Plan for Implementation······································································· 53 9. BANGLADESH RAILWAY (BR) 9.1 General ···································································································· 54 9.2 Mandates and Functions ·············································································· 54 9.3 History ····································································································· 55 10. GAZIPUR CITY CORPORATION 10.1 General ···································································································· 57 10.2 Present Mandate and Function (Similar to NCC) ················································ 58 10.3 Major Transport Related Activities ··································································· 58 10.4 Key Sectoral Development Affecting City Traffic ················································· 59 10.5 Revenue Earnings ······················································································ 59 10.6 Organogram and staffing ·············································································· 60 10.7 Consultant’s Observation ·············································································· 61 10.8 Consultant’s Recommendations ····································································· 61 11. NARAYANGANJ CITY CORPORATION 11.1 General ···································································································· 63 11.2 Consultant’s Observation: ············································································· 67 11.3 Consultant’s Recommendations ····································································· 68 12. FUTURE FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS 12.1 Strategic Planning of Land Use and Transportation Systems. ································ 69 12.2 Development of the Strategic Highway Systems ················································· 70 12.3 Development of a Mass Rapid Transit System ··················································· 70 12.4 Development of the Public Transport System ···················································· 71 12.5 Traffic and Transportation System Management ················································· 71 12.6 Development and Maintenance of Database ····················································· 72 12.7 Implementation of Safety Aspects ··································································· 72 12.8 Enhancement and Protection of the Environment ··············································· 73 List of Figures Figure 2.1 Organization Chart of DTCA ·································································· 10 Figure 3.1 Proposed BRT Lines ············································································· 13 Figure 3.2 Proposed MRT Lines ··········································································· 13 Figure 3.3 IBA Proposed Corporate Organogram of DMTC ·········································· 16 Figure 3.4 Preliminary Proposal of DMTC/SPO Organogram ······································· 17 Figure 3.5 DTCA / DMTC Relationships to implement MRT&BRT (possible options) ·········· 18 Figure 3.6 Operational Relationship ······································································· 19 Figure 4.1 Present Organogram of DNCC ······························································· 25 Figure 6.1 RAJUK Area ······················································································ 35 Figure 6.2 Basic Structure of the Organogram of RAJUK ············································ 37 Figure 8.1 Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge ·························································· 49 Figure 8.2 Organogram of BBA············································································· 51 Figure 10.1 Map of Gazipur City Corporation ··························································· 57 Figure 11.1 Map of Narayanganj City Corporation ····················································· 63 Figure 11.2 Organogram of Narayanganj City Corporation··········································· 67 List of Tables Table 2.1 Designation ·························································································· 4 Table 3.1 Functions of DTCA and DMTC ································································· 19 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AFD Agence Francaise de Developpement BBA Bangladesh Bridge Authority BIWTA Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority BIWTC Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation BR Bangladesh Railway BRT Bus Rapid Transit BRTA Bangladesh Road Transport Authority BRTC Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation BUET Bangladesh University of Technology C&B Construction & Building CASE Clean Air and Sustainable Environment CNG Compressed Natural Gas DAP Detail Area Plan DCC Dhaka City Corporation DF/R Draft Final Report DFID Department for International Development DHUTS Dhaka Urban Transportation Network Development Study DMA Dhaka Metropolitan Area DMDP Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan DMP Dhaka Metropolitan Police DMTA Dhaka Metropolitan Transport Authority DMTC Dhaka Mass Transit Company DNCC Dhaka North City Corporation DPP Department of Printing and Publications DRTM Directorate of Road Transport Maintenance