Third Terminal will Increase Passenger and Cargo Handling Capacity in Shahjalal International Airport

The much-awaited modern third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be ready within the next four years. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated construction work of the terminal on 28 December 2019. Inaugurating construction work of the third terminal at Shahjalal International Airport, the Prime Minister said that the construction of the third terminal will increase the passenger transport capacity of the country.

There is a lot of curiosity for the people of the country about the quality and amenities of this dream terminal. On the ceremony the department had to answer many questions about how many flight boarding bridges will be available, how modern the immigration system will be, what will the opportunities for dealing with traffic etc. The modern third terminal will meet up all the common curiosity like a better airport.

In the construction of the third terminal like other best airports in the world, modern equipment will be installed. There will be no compromise on the quality of the terminal construction and installation of machineries. The third terminal is the PM's dream project, so the govt. will not compromise on the quality of its construction materials. Mitsubishi and Fujita of Japan and Samsung of Korea were awarded to construct the third terminal under a consortium, Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (CAAB)

Features and Specialties of the 3rd Terminal:

• The whole terminal will be fully digitized, central control system will indicate the diagnosis of any mechanical faults in the entire airport.
• It will be possible to serve at least 12 million passengers a year using the third terminal. With the addition of 8 million passengers of the current terminal, the total number will be 20 million.
• According to civil aviation, the architectural design style is similar to what the vision means. The entire third terminal project is being constructed on 350 acres of land.
• There will be 40 numbers of Cabin X-ray Machines, 12 Boarding Bridges, 16 Conveyor Belts and 11 Body Scanners.
• There will be a multi-storied car parking with tunnels of 54,000 sqm, New Import and Export Cargo Complex of 63000 sqm, Rescue and fire fighting station and equipment of 4000 sqm.
• There will be also Land Development, Connecting Taxiway (North) 24000 sqm, Connecting Taxiway (Other) 42500 sqm, Rapid Exit Taxiway (North) 22,000 sqm, Rapid Exit Taxiway (South) 19500 sqm, Solder 96500 sqm, GSE Road 83800 sqm, Service road 3300 sqm etc.
• There will be enough space for drainage works, box culverts and protective works, boundary wall, security gate, guard room and watch tower construction, Elevated Road including services, Water Supply System, Suarez Treatment Plant, Intake Power Plant Distribution System, Security and Terminal Equipment for Cargo Complex, Airfield Ground Lighting System, Hydrant Fuel Work System with Hydro, Service Road.
• Apart from this, one of the special attractions is the funnel tunnel. The two world-class connecting approaches will be located just east-west side of the airport's current roundabout. Passengers will not suffer traffic congestion in the area.

Designer of the Third Terminal:

The Third Terminal has one of the most architectural styles in the world. The architect is Rohani Baharin. He is the architect of the internationally renowned CPG Corporation Pvt Ltd (Singapore) under the NOCD-JV Joint Venture Consulting Company. Rohani Baharin is a reputed architect. He is the CEO of CPG Corporation. He designed all the major airports in the world. Earlier, he had designed the third terminal of Singapore Airport and also played a significant role in upgrading and rebuilding of Terminal 1 and 2. Guangzhou Byun New International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower in China, Ahmadabad International Airport of India, and new Islamabad International Airport of Pakistan has garnered international reputation for him. Beyond that, he has created airport plans and designs for numerous projects around the world, including airports in India, Fiji, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Philippines, China, Cambodia, Brunei, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Work has been underway for the implementation of the Third Terminal for almost seven years. The initiative to build an international standard airport has repeatedly faced many complications. The second terminal building, multipurpose car park, import cargo building and boarding bridge were set up in several steps to meet the increasing demand for passenger and cargo transportation at the major and busiest international airports in the country.

According to a study, the number of passengers in Hazrat Shahjalal Airport is increasing by 3.2 percent and cargo transport by 7 percent. In this regard, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh appointed a consulting firm to prepare the master plan of Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and to check the feasibility. The consulting firm conducts a study aimed at expanding the airport and developing other facilities. At the end of the survey, the consulting firm developed the airport's master plan updates and the infrastructure design, along with the construction of a new third terminal, till the 2035. At present the passenger handling capacity of the terminal is 8 million.

Considering the increasing demand for air traffic, the existing terminal will increase its passenger numbers to 14 million by 2025 and to 24.8 million in 2035, the survey said. The much-awaited construction works of BD Taka 213 billion ‘Third Terminal’ of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka city aimed at increasing carrying passenger and cargo capacity manifolds. Of the cost, the government will provide Tk 50 billion and the rest to be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

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RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project at Sector 18

Dhaka Metropolitan city has now become one of the crowded and densely populated mega cities in the world. By developing Flats/Apartments as a permanent resident it will be easier to reduce the pressure of population of this city. Large number of people resides permanently in Dhaka city for various purposes. Focusing the need of housing especially for lower and middle income group of people, the Ministry of Housing and Public Works of the Government of Bangladesh took initiative to build several multi-storied residential complexes and satellite cities around the Dhaka city through planned urbanization. The RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project is one of these kinds.

In line with the categorical acceptance a Development Project Proposal (DPP) for construction of around 22000 apartments for middle and lower income group of people at sector-18, Uttara, Dhaka has been recommended at inter-ministerial meeting at ministry of Housing and Public Works on 28th February, 2010. On 25th April, 2000, the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project (3^rd phase) had been accepted categorically by ECNEC. The foundation stone of the Project was laid by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 21st April, 2010. DPP of the Project has been approved on 10th October, 2011. On total 214.44 acres of land at Uttara 3rd Phrase Project, Sector-18, approximately 240 nos. 16 storied Apartment Building including one basement floor comprising about 20,160 nos flats were supposed to be constructed.

Location of the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

The Project is situated at sector 18 of Uttara, Dhaka covering Block A, B & C. The main approach is from Ashulia-Mirpur Flood Protection Embankment Road and Sonargaon Jonopath of Uttara Model Town. There is a plan in future, this project approach will be connected directly to the Jashim Uddin Road of Uttara Model Town. In addition, there are two stations of MRT (Central & South) within the range of walking distance of the project area.

According to their design, tenders were called in 2012 in a conventional manner for 79 nos 16-storied buildings of Block-A. The Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the buildings of Block-A of the project through video conferencing on the 1st November, 2018. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with the Special Envoy Office of Malaysian Government on October/2011 for implementing Block-B & C with Technical and Financial assistance in design-build-transfer mode. According to that 1st revision of DPP incorporating all necessary issues, such as: flat size, procurement mode (G to G) of Block-‘B’ & ‘C’ and duration of the project was sent to Ministry for approval from ECNEC. To comply above condition, necessary data and information are included in RDPP and after detailed examination, it has got approved from Ministry of Planning on April/2018. The statistics of Buildings and flats as per approved RDPP are as follows:

Design & Supervision of RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

• Sub-Soil investigation has been done by Housing and Building Research Institute and structural design done by Public Works Department considering all earthquake risk parameter in this region according to the guidelines of Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC).
• Considering the modern architectural concept, Department of Architecture (DOA) has prepared the detail Architectural Design.
• Experienced engineers of RAJUK & PWD are supervising the project ensuring the quality of construction work.

Facilities at RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

• Approximately 55% of the land area of ​​the entire project has been kept open for playgrounds, parks, greeneries, roads etc.
• There are one primary school, one high school, one central mosque, convention halls, commercial spaces, super shops, showrooms and kitchen market in each block.
• Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) has already been provided in each building and in some cases for each cluster for Block-A.
• All services lines (Water Supply, Electricity, Cable TV, Telephone, Internet etc) will run through underground.
• Rain Water Harvesting System has been provided in each building for Car washing, Gardening & Ground Recharging.
• 5-Deep Tube Wells have been installed in project area (Block-A) for ensuring water supply.
• There are sufficient parking facilities in this project area.
• 12 Bio-digester Plants have already been set up for Solid Waste Management at Block-A.
• Supply of LP Gas has been ensured through pipe lines by installing cylinder bank in   reticulated system.

 

Utility Connection:

• Dhaka WASA has already been completed the installation of Deep Tube Well and Water supply pipe networking for Block-A. House hold connection has also been done for 73 buildings.
• Natural Gas supply is off as government order. As such LP Gas is being provided through MS pipe in reticulated system installing Cylinder Bank.
• DESCO has already been provided electricity through 11KV Ring Main Unit in the project.

 

Facilities inside the Building’s & Apartment of the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

• In the ground floor of every building there are multi-purpose hall, guard room, reception lobby, driver’s waiting room, toilet etc.
• Parking facilities in ground and basement floor.
• In each building there is one main stair and two fire stairs.
• Two 20 persons capacity Lifts, 250KVA generator and 800 KVA sub-station in each building.
• 600mm×600mm mirror polished tiles in apartment floor, decorated wall tiles, high quality local glazed porcelain commode, glazed porcelain basin and qualitative other sanitary accessories in all toilets.
• Best quality marble in the reception lift lobby in the ground floor and 600mm×600mm mirror polished tiles for other floor area such as lift lobby, Corridor, passages of each building.
• Plastic paint in internal wall and weather coat paint in outside wall.
• Teak-Chambal wood for all door-frames, ornament Teak wood main entry door shutter, solid particle veneer flush door shutter for bed rooms and teak solid plain door shutter for toilet & verandah.
• High quality aluminum for sliding window.
• Glazed wall tiles and Granite working top in kitchen.

As per the information’s provided on the official web portal of RAJUK, the current progress of the RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project:

• Block-A: Construction works of 79 Nos. 16 Storied Building at Block-A is almost completed. 6,636 nos. flats of this block are being handed over to the allottee gradually.

• Block-B & C: Construction of 8,736 no flats in 104 nos 16-storied building in Block-B (52 nos building of 1250 sft flat) and Block-C (52 nos building of 850 sft flat) of this project is under process on G to G basis with the Government of Malaysia with their financial and Technical assistance. Unfortunately, Government of Malaysia has not shown their further sincere interest, its activities are suspended at this moment.

 

All the information’s has been collected from the official website of RAJUK. Please visit their website for latest update about RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project.

 

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