Dhaka Land Use (Notes)

Land Use

Meghna River

Population of 11 million below poverty line (16%)
Unemployment 19%

Dhaka has the largest economy in Bangladesh
Average Annual Income $4,822

Nestle
GSK- drug comp.
HSBC bank
British American Tobacco Company

International trade, textiles, pharmachemical + financial

Exports
$10 billion

Food Industry

Ganges Delta
75% of Bangladesh is less than 10 meters above sea level
Reinforced Concrete walls is an option

Other Factors that contribute to flood:
-Monsoon Season during summer
-Himalayas Melting

5,000 people killed
7 million homes destroyed

Small Floods sustain agricultural industry

Flash flood
monsoon
Normal--> Meghna, Ganges
Rain Fed

13.1 million people in 1,300 km^2

Buriganga River--> South
Balu + Shitalaklaya--> East
Tongi Canal--> North
Turag River--> West

20 Km^2 of land are 8 meters
75 Km^2 between 6-8 meters
170 Km^2 below 6 meters

3.1 million live in slums--> on private land 70%
   ^                                  --> on government land 26%
(37%)

Building Types:
Multi story- brick & tin
Single Story- tin & Kutcha (brick, clay, and bamboo)