Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Dhaka MRT Line 5 (South)

Project Details

 The government is planning to construct the third metro rail (MRT line-5) connecting Hemayetpur and Vatara through the Dhaka Cantonment. The metro rail will have two elevated parts – the first one to be constructed between Hemayetpur and Aminbazar (5.5km) while the second part will connect Natun Bazar and Vatara (0.5km). Besides, the 13.6km long underground part will be constructed between Gabtoli and Gulshan-2 via Dar-Us-Salam, Mirpur-1, Mirpur-10, Mirpur-14, Kochukhet, cantonment and Banani. This means parts of the proposed metro rail will have a 1.6km underground tunnel through the cantonment. The project has land acquisition, physical displacement of livelihood resource base. Land acquisition and resettlement involved with the project.   


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Location

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Client

Nippon Koi/ADB

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