Purbachal proposed new Town

Purbachal Proposed New Town

Purbachal is a more biggest area than other city in Bangladesh.All aristocratic people are liking this area for living.Most of the Government officers and most elite personals booked Purbachal new town plots.Here is building of schools,college,university,Mosque,Play ground,Swimming pool etc.

It is the biggest Planned township in the country . the Project area comprise of about 6150 acres land located in between the shitalakhya and the balu River at Rupgonj thana of Narayangonj District and at Kaligonj Thana of Gazipur District ,In the north-eastern side of Dhaka . The Township will be linked with 8(eight) lane wide express way from the Airport Road/Pragati swarani crossing . The distance is only 6.8 km. There will be provision of about 26,000 residential plots of different sizes, 62,000 apartments with all necessary infrastructure and urban facilities. RAJUK intends to plan and develop the area as self-contained .New Township with all modern facilities and opportunities .38.74% land used for Residential ,25.9% for Road ,6.41% for Administrative and Commercial ,3.2% for Institution and Industrial Park ,6.6% for urban Green and Open spaces , 7.1% for Lakes and canals ,2.5% for sports, 6% for Education, Health and Social Infrastructure. 
 Location of the Project

"Purbachal New Town Project" is situated at Rupgonj Thana of Narayangonj District and Kaligonj Thana of Gazipur District in between river balu and sitalakhya at a distance of 16 KM from zero point of Dhaka. The project implementation period is July, 1995 to June, 2012. The total area of the Project is 6150 acres which is divided into 30 sectors. Out of which development works are going on in 4500 acres (Narayangonj part).

Objective:

  To reduce the pressure of population in Dhaka city by creating opportunity of residential accommodation of the city dwellers in the vicinity of the city.

  To maintain the balance of environment by proper Urbanization. To create environment friendly and sustainable atmosphere.

  To reduce the existing acute problem of housing.

  To expand civic facilities by urbanization to the near by and surrounding areas gradually.

  Development of new township and to expand economic facilities.

  To mitigate future housing demand.

Background 

Dhaka Metropolitan city has now been turned into the busiest & densely populated city. Lakhs of people reside permanently in Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh for service, business and other purpose. The dwelling places required for the large number of people are quite very inadequate. As a result, the residential areas of Dhaka city are turning into overcrowded dirty localities day by day and creating unhealthy environment.
It is possible to reduce the pressure of population of Dhaka city to a great extent by developing the surrounding area of Dhaka city in a planned way and establishing permanent residential accommodation for these vast population.

Present Position of the Project [Proposed]:

Site development: Site development works of sector 1-5, 11 to 14 & 17 have nearly been completed. For other sectors the site development works are progressing smoothly.Estimate for site development at Gazipur part has been completed and tendering for execution is under process.

Construction of Road: Road construction works in sector no 1 to 5, 11, 13, 14 & 17 have nearly been completed. For other sectors the road construction works are ongoing.

Construction of Bridges: At 1st phase 7 no.s of bridge Construction work are ongoing and shall be completed by December/2011. At 2nd phase 4 no.s of bridge Construction work are ongoing and shall be completed by June/2012.Rest of the bridges are in the process of tendering.

Construction of 300'-0" wide 'purbachal Link Road':
- Road embankment Construction work is complete.
- Pavement works will be started by August/2011 and shall be completed by January/2013.

Construction of Kuril Flyover: Construction work of Kuril Fly-over has been started .Structure construction progress is 30%. Overall progress is 20%.It is expected to be completed by April/2012.

Utility services: Necessary actions are being taken for establishing of utility services viz Electricity, Gas, Water supply, Sewerage and Telecommunication etc . through the connection authority .

Plot handing Over: The handing over of Plots in the sectors 4, 5 and 17 has started on March/2011. Handing over of plot in the sectors 3,11,12,13 and 14 is expected to be started from December/2011.