During mass development in an urban area, the monetary cost is always disclosed. But what about the environmental cost, which is more valuable than money? Sylhet, a relatively small city of 26.50 square kilometres, gives a glimpse into the reality. Once referred to as a green city, Sylhet is riding on a development spree in the last decade. Thanks to the city corporation's
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CTG Mayoral Candidates: Pledges are beyond their mandates
Most pledges made by the mayoral aspirants of the two major parties Awami League and BNP in their manifestos for the January 27 Chattagram City Corporation election are beyond the legal and financial mandates of a mayor, experts said.
Speaking to The Daily Star, local government and urban experts said the promises made by the AL mayoral aspirant Rezaul Karim Chowdhury and his main rival BNP s Shahadat Hossain on the mass transport system, river and canal reclamation, stopping of hill cutting, land management, resolving housing and water-logging problems are not under their jurisdiction.
Mumbai’s suburban rail network lives up to the moniker of being the city’s “lifeline” by transporting over 7.5 million passengers daily. However, lack of suitable last mile connectivity in the network causes passengers to rely on unsustainable modes for their last mile commutes. This significantly affects the advantages of high patronage of public transport and contributes to severe congestion on roads. The railways’ wide geographical presence across the city and access to 45% of the city’s commuters can be utilised to develop stations as the harbinger of futuristic and sustainable modes of transport for all of Mumbai.
Mumbai’s transportation scenario has traditionally been an intriguing jigsaw. The city has among the highest share of public transport usage in the world, with over 45% of commuters using the city’s elaborate suburban rail network and BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) buses (MCGM 2016). At the same time, Mumbai is also recognised as