Causes of Traffic Jam of Dhaka City [ ঢাকা শহরে যানজটের প্রধান কারণ সমূহ]

Traffic Jam of Dhaka City is the major problem

Dhaka is the capital and the most populated city of Bangladesh. Most of the headquarters of the government and private offices are concentrated in Dhaka. Moreover the major businesses are also conducting from Dhaka. The important educational institutions and health care facilities are also concentrated in Dhaka. So Dhaka has become the crowded city and it is overburdened with enormous pressure of vehicles. Traffic Jam of Dhaka City has gone to the intolerable stage in recent time.

The reason for traffic jam of Dhaka City

♦ Traffic Jam of Dhaka city is crossing the limit of tolerance of the people. It is difficult to move in the Dhaka city during the working hours. Most of the roads become stagnant for the huge number of vehicles in the day time. Though the population has raised significantly but the infrastructures of the roads and communication of the Dhaka city did not flourish with the demand of time. However the important causes of the traffic jam of Dhaka city are:

Poor infrastructures of the roads and communication

 Dhaka City Corporation is the concern authority for looking after the infrastructures of the roads and communication of Dhaka city. This authority could not develop the infrastructures of the roads of Dhaka according to the demand of time. If we compare the ratio between the expansion of the city and the new roads, we will find poor performance of Dhaka City Corporation. Roads of Dhaka City are not sufficient to bear the load of the huge number of vehicles and peoples. But the number of vehicles and population of Dhaka City is increasing daily. So the traffic jam is also increasing remarkably.

Over population

 Huge number of people has also over burdened Dhaka. It has also increased the number of vehicles in the roads of the Dhaka city. So over population is one of the significant causes of the traffic jam of Dhaka City.

♦ Variety of vehicles: We can see various types of vehicles in the roads of Dhaka City. Some of them are slow moving vehicles. This slow moving vehicles create the obstacle for the fast moving vehicles. So the overall movement of the vehicles is slow in the roads of Dhaka City. It is one of the most important causes of traffic jam of Dhaka City. 

♦ Poor knowledge about traffic laws: Most of the drivers of our various types of vehicles of Dhaka city have not adequate knowledge about the traffic laws. So they drive improperly which also creates the traffic jam in Dhaka City. 

♦ Violation of the traffic laws: Many people of the Dhaka City have the tendency to violate the traffic rules. It is also one of the most significant causes of the traffic jam of Dhaka. 

♦ Roadside Hawkers: Hawkers of the Dhaka city has occupied a large portion of the roads. It is also a great obstacle for free movement of the vehicles. 

♦ Irregular parking of the vehicles: There are many markets and shopping malls in Dhaka City. But the parking arrangement of these markets and malls are very much insufficient. Many vehicles occupy the roads by parking in front of these markets and malls. We can see the same scenario in front of the schools, clinics and hospitals. It is one of the most important causes of the traffic jam of Dhaka city. 

♦ Commercial malls, schools and clinics in the residential areas: We can see so many commercial buildings, malls, clinics, schools and universities in the residential areas of Dhaka city. It has increased the movement of the people as well as movement of the vehicles in the residential areas. But the roads and parking facilities of the vehicles in these residential areas are very much insufficient. It is also increasing the traffic jam of Dhaka city.

♦ Lack of sufficient human resources and weak implementation of traffic rules: Dhaka has become a mega city nowadays. But the members of the traffic police did not increase with the demand of time. So it really difficult to maintain the traffic rules and regulations by the present members of the traffic police. Weak implementation of the traffic rules is also an important cause of the traffic jam of Dhaka city. 

♦ Lack of effective plan and strategies: Dhaka City Corporation and the department of the traffic police could not prepare the effective plans and the strategies for the development of the traffic system of Dhaka City. It is also a significant cause of the traffic jam of Dhaka.