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The future of Korail? 28 January 2010

The future of Korail? 28 January 2010. Land Ownership in Korail. BTCL (20 a). MS&T (47 a). MHPW (43 a). Proposed Use. MST, Bangladesh Computer Council, proposed IT Village; will create jobs, contribute to GDP, stimulate economy. MHPW proposes 40,000 GoB officer flats on 30 of 43 acres.

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The future of Korail? 28 January 2010

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  1. The future of Korail?28 January 2010

  2. Land Ownership in Korail BTCL (20 a) MS&T (47 a) MHPW (43 a)

  3. Proposed Use • MST, Bangladesh Computer Council, proposed IT Village; will create jobs, contribute to GDP, stimulate economy. • MHPW proposes 40,000 GoB officer flats on 30 of 43 acres. • No plans for BTCL.

  4. But 120,000 people live here

  5. Description of Korail • De facto tenure • 1985 slums started by T&T employees • 1989 GoB allows settlement on T&T + MPWH land • 1995 whole area slum-covered / occupied 20+ years • Whole site: 16,000 HH ~ 120,000 people; • BCC site: 10,000 HH ~ 50,000 people

  6. Vital, Vibrant Korail Economy • 800+ shops on ~ 5 acres; • Shops owned or pay rent 100 - 2,000+ p/m • Shops provide revenue: 100-1,000+ p/d • Support from UPPR and NGOs

  7. All males 77% females work males females • 40% rickshaw puller • 23% day labor • 10% auto-rickshaw • 7% garments • 6% small business • 5% vegetable seller • 3% night guard • 2% wood technician, • 1% carpenter. • 65% garments • 5% day labor • 2% domestic help • 5% other

  8. Infrastructure & services managed by residents • Water from lake, shallow/deep tubewells, legal and illegal connections, water jars; • Sanitation: 80% sanitary; 5% hanging latrines; • Roads: 1 pucca, 4 semi-pucca roads; foot paths; • Drainage: inadequate, some underground pipes • Fuel: kerosene, wood, bamboo, straw; • Electricity: 80% coverage; some shared meters and but bills at high commercial rate; • SWM: slum managed door-to-door @10 TK/HH;

  9. Social services under-serviced • Education: 20% children in education; 14 NGO schools; • Health: poor coverage; DCC mother & child care center, 5 delivery centers, 3 day care center; • Mosque: 6 mosques in the slum.

  10. UPPR Programme making investments in Korail • Formed 12 CDCs w ~ 5,000 HH • Approved TK 5 million for 2,275 HHs; 80 latrines, 1.5 kms of footpaths/drains; • Approved TK 3 million for apprenticeships, 115 business start-up grants, adolescent centre, 2 day care center pre school, extreme poor children education support centre, SWM.

  11. Possible Options ? • Do nothing – let slum stay; build ITV elsewhere; • Evict slum and construct ITV in Korail; • Evict slum but encourage return-to-village w/loan BDT 20,000 and 5% service charge; • Relocate slum nearby; provide compensation; • Share BCC parcel between ITV and slum. • Pool and share land • 3 land owners pool land • 3 groups use it: people, institutions and private developer.

  12. What is land-pooling? • Separate land parcels assembled for unified planning, servicing and subdivision; parcels returned with sale of some land to recover the costs What is land-sharing?

  13. Land pooling - Indonesia

  14. Land pooling - Taiwan

  15. Land sharing - Thailand

  16. Korail landsharing on BCC parcel • 15 acres for 7500 HH • Mix of 6 storey walkups & high-rises w 350 SF flats

  17. Or is this the future of Korail?

  18. ?

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