Project Details
In the Southern Chattogram Region, following the Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt (Big-B), several projects in integrated infrastructure development have been planned and implemented, including Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project (2014-2019, approved, JICA) and Matarbari Port Development Project (2018-2019 Approved, JICA). The base site of these projects in Cox’s Bazar district, is expected to be an area here will lead the growth of Bangladesh. The population of Cox’s Bazar district and the surrounding area is estimated to increase by around 40 thousand in 2026 and around 110 thousand in 2041(JICA, 2019). On the other hand, in the Cox’s Bazar district around 900 thousand refugees from Rakhine State, Myanmar have migrated to Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas since July 2017, deteriorating local resources such as domestic water, forest, farmland, employment and wages of residents (UN, 2019). In the future, this significant increase of population and the insufficient basic infrastructure in Cox’s Bazar and other neighboring districts will result in the serious problems including the deterioration of road condition by the increase of traffic and the decrease of public services for domestic water supply, medical care, education, solid waste collection and disposal, etc.
Department
Environmental and Social Monitoring Department
Client
Nippon Koei Co. Ltd.
Location
Chattogram, Bangladesh
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