Dhaka

Question 1

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Answer 1

Cheap labour - $40/mth - more than subsistence farming + women can get their own money (independence)
Cost of living - $60/mth - no other choice

Question 2

Rana Plaza Collapse

Answer 2

Collapsed April 2013
1100 killed
- structural damage,
- fire, electrical + safety reforms

Question 3

Gains - Companies + GDP

Answer 3

750+ companies on Dhaka Stock Exchange

Dhaka makes 35% Bangladesh economy (GDP $104-156bn)

Question 4

Gains - Infrastructure + Education

Answer 4

Dhaka directly connected to 2 longest routes of Asian Highway Network
British council helps teach - literacy: 69.2%(2001) to 74.6%(2011)

Question 5

Situation - Pollution

Answer 5

Worst air quality - brick kilns, sulphur vehicles, construction
Heavy metal pollution - rice paddies + fish stocks die in wetlands

Question 6

Situation - Factories

Answer 6

Old water pipes corroded - uncoordinated devpt

112 killed in factory fires (2012)

Question 7

Solutions

Answer 7

Use groundwater - depleting 2-3 m/yr
Replace rickshaw with CNG (green rickshaw)
BRAC is NGO supporting 126mil to start micro finance projects

Question 8

Problems - Land + Water

Answer 8

100000 ha agricultural land lost every yr - devpt
Expanding slums - 50% wetlands
More flooding - river filled with garbage

Question 9

Problems - Infrastructure + TNCs

Answer 9

Bad infrastructure means more congestion

Clothing factories operate without env clearance certificates - dump bright coloured wastewater