“If needed, we will construct the tunnel 50 metres under the ground.” “We are prepared to do the underground work without making changes above the land in the cantonment,” he said. “Latest technologies can help us construct the tunnel without disruption the existing infrastructures in the alignment area,” he told the Dhaka Tribune. But the army says it will not allow any metro rail station inside the cantonment.”īut he said they were yet to receive an official confirmation from the army, who are scrutinizing the details.Įxperts say the metro rail project will face troubles during construction of the underground tunnel at the cantonment, Banani and Gulshan as these are very busy areas.ĭTCA’s Syed said there was nothing to worry about. Syed Ahmed, the DTCA executive director, said: “We have already held several meetings with the Army and hope to finalize the design of the MRT line-5 soon. It will also increase the construction costs This will pose a major challenge during the tunnel’s construction. However, environment activists protested against the new proposed route saying it would ruin the Parliament’s original design.ĭhaka’s underground utility service is chaotic. It had forced the DTCA to redesign the route to pass by the Parliament. It is a stark contrast to the Air Force’s opposition to the MRT line-6 that was initially designed to pass by the old Tejgaon Airport arguing that it would create operational problems. The DTCA says it is confident that the Army will allow the underground tunnel to pass through the cantonment. DTCA officials say the Army has not opposed the proposal. Senior officials of the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) and Bangladesh Army have held several meetings. This means parts of the proposed metro rail will have a 1.6km underground tunnel through the cantonment.
The metro rail will have two elevated parts – the first one to be constructed between Hemayetpur and Aminbazar (5.5km) while the second part will connect Natun Bazar and Vatara (0.5km).īesides, the 13.6km long underground part will be constructed between Gabtoli and Gulshan-2 via Dar-Us-Salam, Mirpur-1, Mirpur-10, Mirpur-14, Kochukhet, cantonment and Banani. The government is planning to construct the third metro rail (MRT line-5) connecting Hemayetpur and Vatara through the Dhaka Cantonment. The planned second metro rail (MRT line-1) between Dhaka airport and Kamalapur will be the first underground rail network in Bangladesh The third metro rail might might face some delay in construction if the Army does not allow to build under the cantonment Mehedi Hasan Third metro rail to have underground tunnel through Dhaka Cantonment
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