Green Model Town

Green Model Town
Green Model Town
Coordinates: 23°43.7′N 90°27.1′E / 23.7283°N 90.4517°E / 23.7283; 90.4517Coordinates: 23°43.7′N 90°27.1′E / 23.7283°N 90.4517°E / 23.7283; 90.4517
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 / 23.7283; 90.4518. 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 (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.

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