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The future of Korail?
28 January 2010
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BTCL (20 a)
MHPW (43 a)
MS&T (47 a)
Land Ownership in Korail
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Proposed Use
1. MST, Bangladesh Computer Council, proposed IT Village; will create jobs, contribute to GDP, stimulate economy.
2. MHPW proposes 40,000 GoB officer flats on 30 of 43 acres.
3. No plans for BTCL.
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But 120,000 people live here
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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
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Vital, Vibrant Korail Economy
1. 800+ shops on ~ 5 acres;
2. Shops owned or pay rent 100 - 2,000+ p/m
3. Shops provide revenue: 100-1,000+ p/d
4. Support from UPPR and NGOs
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• 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
All males 77% females work
femalesmales
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• 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;
Infrastructure & servicesmanaged by residents
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• 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.
Social servicesunder-serviced
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• 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.
UPPR Programme making investments in Korail
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Possible Options ?
1. Do nothing – let slum stay; build ITV elsewhere;
2. Evict slum and construct ITV in Korail;
3. Evict slum but encourage return-to-village w/loan BDT 20,000 and 5% service charge;
4. Relocate slum nearby; provide compensation;
5. Share BCC parcel between ITV and slum.
6. Pool and share land * 3 land owners pool land* 3 groups use it: people, institutions and private
developer.
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• Separate land parcels assembled for unified planning, servicing and subdivision; parcels returned with sale of some land to recover the costs
What is land-pooling?
What is land-sharing?• Slum dwellers share of the land they occupy. It
requires community organization; negotiation with landlords; land sharing agreement; densification; capital and social investments
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Land pooling - Indonesia
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Land pooling - Taiwan
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Land sharing - Thailand
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• 15 acres for 7500 HH
• Mix of 6 storey walkups & high-rises w 350 SF flats
Korail landsharing on BCC parcel
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Or is this the future of Korail?
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