Green Model Town

Green Model Town
Green Model Town
Coordinates: 23°43.7′N 90°27.1′E / 23.7283°N 90.4517°ECoordinates: 23°43.7′N 90°27.1′E / 23.7283°N 90.4517°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Dhaka District
Time zone	Bangladesh Time (UTC+6)

Green Model Town is a housing project straddling the boundary between Demra and Khilgaon Thanas of Dhaka District, Bangladesh.

Geography

Green Model Town is located at 23°43′42″N 90°27′06″E / 23.7283°N 90.4518°E. It is bounded on the south by the Matuail landfill and its waste treatment pond, and on the west by Manda Khal, a canal into which the landfill discharges its effluent. Houses built on pillars encroach on the canal area, and are even built in the middle of the canal. With no access by land, the latter are reachable only by boat.^[1][2]

References

1. Bhuyan, Md. Sufiullah Siddik (31 October 2010). "2.7 Water management". A Study on Quantity and Quality of Leachate of Matuail Sanitary Landfill Check |url= value (help) (M.Sc.). Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. pp. 52–53. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
2. Ishtiaque, Asif; Mahmud, Mallik Sezan; Rafi, Mahmudul Hasan (December 2014). "Encroachment of Canals of Dhaka City, Bangladesh: An Investigative Approach". GeoScape (De Gruyter) 8 (2): 48–64. doi:10.2478/geosc-2014-0006. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

Further reading

• Alam, Helemul (21 June 2008). "Amended rules soon to stop unplanned urbanisation". The Daily Star.
• Ali, Tawfique (31 July 2012). "Illegal Housing Projects: Govt making those legal". The Daily Star.
• Mahmud, Abu Hayat (10 September 2013). "Most housing schemes gone haywire". Dhaka Tribune.
• Roy, Pinaki (23 November 2013). "Developers now own most of wetlands". The Daily Star.