LOCATION
Dhaka, Bangladesh
CLIENT
RAJUK (The Capital Development Authority of the Government of Bangladesh)
STARTED
2018
TARGET COMPLETION
2022
COST
Undisclosed
TECHNICAL
City-wide geotechnical investigations
SERVICES
Consultancy, Data Collection, Situational Analysis, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Planning Knowledge Base, City-wide hazard and geological studies, City-wide geotechnical studies including SPT, CTP, Microzonation, Urban Planning, Seismic Hazard & Risk Mapping, Risk Sensitive Land Use Strategy, Training Programs for Client (RAJUK) Engineers, Institutional Capacity Building
An “Urban Resilience Project (URP)” has been established by the World Bank to support the Government of Bangladesh in its activities towards a more resilient urban environment in terms of planning, disaster preparedness and institutional capacity. This specific assignment is Component B2 of the URP and aims at achieving a more earthquake resilient Bangladesh.
The overall objective of this World Bank funded assignment is to review, enrich and strengthen the current planning regulation, process, and methods of Bangladesh. NKY will primarily perform Environmental & Social Impact Assessment and city-wide geotechnical investigations (microzonation) to come up with a Seismic Hazard & Risk Mapping and the Dhaka Risk Sensitive Land Use Strategy.
