Own Correspondent: Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) and Chittagong City Corporation are responsible for the planned development of Chittagong city. Ghinji is gradually turning into a city as no facilities are being built in the city as per the master plan of CDA. The architectural planning department of CDA has been granting land use clearance for construction of buildings everywhere without following the guidelines of the master plan.
According to sources, the post became vacant due to the retirement of Chittagong Development Authority Acting Chief Urban Planner Shahinul Islam Khan. By the order of chairman Zahirul Alam Dovas, this responsibility was given to the experienced executive engineer Manjur Hasan, but the design broker syndicate ministry of CDA was misled and given this responsibility to the acting chief engineer.
The source also said that most recently the approval of Tk. 1.5 crore of 24-storey high-rise building without CDA approval by S. Alam Authority at Cheragi Pahar intersection of the city, land use permit no. Submit documents for Although there is no road of its own for the transportation of this building, the Chief City Planner and DCTP Abu Isha Anchari, who has taken over the current responsibility in exchange for about two million rupees, has put pressure on several officials to approve the design in a hurry.
Abu Isha Anchari is collecting crores of rupees by giving illegal land certificates and illegal privileges to different developers against DCTP, Assistant Director of ACC said. Raju Ahmed also wrote to his wife Tahera Rumman and son Farhan Abrar Rafi for questioning.
In this regard, Deputy Chief City Planner Abu Isha Anchari’s phone call was not received as he did not answer the reporter’s phone, so it was not possible to get his statement.
Assistant City Planner Kamal Hossain gave a report that there is a road adjacent to the site without visiting the concerned site with Motank’s insistence. Abu Isha Anchari, the corrupt Deputy Chief City Planner, bribed ATP Kamal with several areas from ATP Ashraful Islam to get reports on various unethical documents by giving Kamal Hussain. Using this opportunity, he became the owner of crores of rupees through bribery.
When ATP called Kamal in this regard, he did not pick up the phone.
When the Authorized Officer Assistant Engineer Mohammad Ilyach was asked in this regard, he told The Crime that such a document has been submitted for construction approval. But the concerned building inspector raised objections as the construction work started before the design approval at the site.
When Abu Zafar, the building inspector, was asked about this, he told The Crime, BC Keichnong-191/2023. Malik Ziauddin went to the site inspection of the document and saw that they had started the construction work before the design was approved, so I objected.
An official who did not wish to be named told The Crime that Zia Uddin’s document was rejected by former Acting Chief City Planner Executive Engineer Manzoor Hasan from the Public Works Department, subject to the submission of the road use permit to the relevant authorities.
As days go by, the environment of Chittagong city is getting worse. If we compare 15-20 years ago, the environment was better than now. The reason for this is the arrangement towards enjoyment. Here we have neglected the environment by building new residential projects, industrial and business centers, we are developing by filling up the wetlands, we are developing by destroying green vegetation, and even while expanding the city, we are destroying the environment. The new housing projects in the city have not maintained the minimum standards.
Chowks and City Corporations are responsible for monitoring urbanization. Chittagong Metropolitan Development Plan was prepared, it was a good plan. A lot of planning has been done before this. But at the end of the day they are nothing but a piece of paper. The governance and monitoring needed to implement the plans is woefully weak.
Large buildings have been built by indiscriminately filling the reservoirs around the Chittagong metropolis. Like Hamzar Dighi. Abu Isha Anchari has given permission to build a building by filling the pond next to the Murdpur railway line. He has also given permission to construct buildings on many of the city’s ponds, which will be investigated and the bag cats will come out.
When the government fills up reservoirs and constructs structures, these organizations remain silent. On the other hand, no regulations are being followed in private sector projects. Those who do these projects are politically and economically very powerful, sometimes more powerful than the state. They not only limit themselves to infills, but also change the urbanization laws.
