Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday urged the government to change the existing law for recovering encroached city canals and follow the Cadastral Survey (CS) instead of the Bangladesh Survey (BDS) to accomplish the task.
The mayor made the remark during a programme on Detailed Area Plan (DAP) organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) in Dhaka.
Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Minister Tazul Islam was also present. BIP President Fazle Reza Sumon presided over the programme.
The current law permits the local government to recover city canals, grabbed and filled by the people following the Bangladesh Digital Survey (BDS).
“If land property title transaction could be done following CS, then why should we not recover encroached canals using this method?” the mayor said.
Atiqul also said the local government would gradually reclaim all encroached canals, playgrounds, and other open spaces.
“DAP would be revised if needed,” LGRD Minister Tazul Islam said.
“Experts have mentioned some flaws which may be found in around 10 per cent of the plan. But all the flaws are adjustable,” the minister added.
