Riverine passenger vessel disaster in Bangladesh : options for mitigation and safety
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Disaster Management, 2009.
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10361-13952019-09-29T05:28:21Z Riverine passenger vessel disaster in Bangladesh : options for mitigation and safety Azad, Abul Kalam Mallick, Fuad H. Department of Architecture, BRAC University Disaster management Riverine vessel Inland waterway Mitigation This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Disaster Management, 2009. Cataloged from PDF version of Dissertation. Includes bibliographical references (page 71). Bangladesh is a riverine country and waterways are very important means of communication in this region. Since long, traditionally river network has been regarded as safe and cost-effective route especially in the southern part of Bangladesh. Every year around 87.80 million passengers are carried through this route (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority). This important mode of transport is ridden with tragic disasters every year, incurring a heavy toll of human lives. Around 3,869 people have died and 279 gone missing in 458 launch disasters since 1976 (Department of Shipping). The in land routes of Barisal, Bhola, Chandpur and Patuakhali and their connected water ways to Dhaka and Chittagong are found to be more accident prone. Boundless operation of unfit vessels, overloading of passenger, recruitment of unskilled crews, poor capacity of relevant government bodies and low standard maintenance of Inland Water Transport (IWT) channels are initiating these deadly accidents. The government's weakness in enforcing laws, mismanagement, negligence and irresponsibility of concern authorities, profit centred attitude of vessel owners, corruption and insufficient budget are the underlying causes of these tragic disasters. The unlimited death causing accidents definitely has a negative impact on this promising sector of transportation. Government is to take immediate measures for establishing risk free riverine transport systems and eradicating irregularities and corruption from this sector for proving sincerity and pro-poor stance. This study is an attempt to identify different factors that causing passenger vessel fatalities and thereby addressing viable options for Bangladesh. Abul Kalam Azad M. Disaster Management 2011-10-16T06:11:33Z 2011-10-16T06:11:33Z 2009 2009-09 Dissertation ID 08268023 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/1395 en BRAC University dissertation are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 71 pages application/pdf BRAC University |
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This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Disaster Management, 2009. |
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Riverine passenger vessel disaster in Bangladesh : options for mitigation and safety |
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Riverine passenger vessel disaster in Bangladesh : options for mitigation and safety |
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BRAC University |
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