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The future of Korail?

28 January 2010

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BTCL (20 a)

MHPW (43 a)

MS&T (47 a)

Land Ownership in Korail

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Proposed Use

1. MST, Bangladesh Computer Council, proposed IT Village; will create jobs, contribute to GDP, stimulate economy.

2. MHPW proposes 40,000 GoB officer flats on 30 of 43 acres.

3. No plans for BTCL.

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But 120,000 people live here

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Description of Korail

• De facto tenure– 1985 slums started by T&T employees– 1989 GoB allows settlement on T&T + MPWH land– 1995 whole area slum-covered / occupied 20+

years• Whole site: 16,000 HH ~ 120,000 people; • BCC site: 10,000 HH ~ 50,000 people

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Vital, Vibrant Korail Economy

1. 800+ shops on ~ 5 acres;

2. Shops owned or pay rent 100 - 2,000+ p/m

3. Shops provide revenue: 100-1,000+ p/d

4. Support from UPPR and NGOs

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• 40% rickshaw puller• 23% day labor • 10% auto-rickshaw• 7% garments • 6% small business • 5% vegetable seller • 3% night guard• 2% wood technician, • 1% carpenter.

• 65% garments• 5% day labor• 2% domestic help• 5% other

All males 77% females work

femalesmales

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• Water from lake, shallow/deep tubewells, legal and illegal connections, water jars;

• Sanitation: 80% sanitary; 5% hanging latrines;• Roads: 1 pucca, 4 semi-pucca roads; foot paths;• Drainage: inadequate, some underground pipes• Fuel: kerosene, wood, bamboo, straw;• Electricity: 80% coverage; some shared meters

and but bills at high commercial rate;• SWM: slum managed door-to-door @10 TK/HH;

Infrastructure & servicesmanaged by residents

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• Education: 20% children in education; 14 NGO schools;

• Health: poor coverage; DCC mother & child care center, 5 delivery centers, 3 day care center;

• Mosque: 6 mosques in the slum.

Social servicesunder-serviced

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• Formed 12 CDCs w ~ 5,000 HH• Approved TK 5 million for 2,275 HHs;

80 latrines, 1.5 kms of footpaths/drains;• Approved TK 3 million for apprenticeships, 115

business start-up grants, adolescent centre, 2 day care center pre school, extreme poor children education support centre, SWM.

UPPR Programme making investments in Korail

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Possible Options ?

1. Do nothing – let slum stay; build ITV elsewhere;

2. Evict slum and construct ITV in Korail;

3. Evict slum but encourage return-to-village w/loan BDT 20,000 and 5% service charge;

4. Relocate slum nearby; provide compensation;

5. Share BCC parcel between ITV and slum.

6. Pool and share land * 3 land owners pool land* 3 groups use it: people, institutions and private

developer.

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• Separate land parcels assembled for unified planning, servicing and subdivision; parcels returned with sale of some land to recover the costs

What is land-pooling?

What is land-sharing?• Slum dwellers share of the land they occupy. It

requires community organization; negotiation with landlords; land sharing agreement; densification; capital and social investments

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Land pooling - Indonesia

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Land pooling - Taiwan

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Land sharing - Thailand

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• 15 acres for 7500 HH

• Mix of 6 storey walkups & high-rises w 350 SF flats

Korail landsharing on BCC parcel

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Or is this the future of Korail?

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