Workshop on Dhaka's Pond Management at the Local Level: Potentials and Challenges

Dec 11, 2024

The students of Level 4, Term 2 (Session: January 2024) of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, BUET, organized a workshop titled “Dhaka's Pond Management at the Local Level: Potentials and Challenges” on December 11, 2024, under the course Plan 412: Participatory Planning Workshop. Dr. Ishrat Islam, Professor, Department of URP, BUET, welcomed everyone to the workshop and conducted the introductory session. Three students of Level 4, Term 2, presented their research work, focusing on the historical background, current condition, and management-related issues of eight ponds in Dhaka city. Town Planners from RAJUK, the Chairman of the River and Delta Research Centre (RDRC), and local people actively involved in managing these ponds attended the workshop. A group discussion session was conducted where stakeholders shared their valuable opinions on better managing these ponds. The workshop concluded with closing remarks and a vote of thanks from Dr. Afsana Haque, Acting Head of the Department of Urban and Planning, BUET.