Abstract
The sustainability of a community is precisely tied to the quality of life of the city. In enhancing a city's livability, the importance of canals has always been emphasized. Yet there has been a lack of awareness in Bangladesh as to how the canals will help boost people's social life and the urban environment. Many of these ignored channels also have historical value and are now slowly dwindling. Manohar Canal is such a canal that has been destroyed over the years and almost lost its course being invaded by the ever-growing Sadarghat area's urban jungle. While the canal front is mismanaged and inaccessible, given the local context, it can be converted into its glorified state and can be used as a means to enhance the urban life of the area. This study shows the canal's current physical condition and its adjacent area; describes the canal intrusion process; and shows Karnafully River’s waterfront scenery near Sadarghat jetty. It also offers potential solutions to restore the historic Manohar Canal ensuring the least harm to existing infrastructure and enhancement of the standard of living and encouraging smooth water flow that can mitigate water clogging of the Sadarghat area.
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We want to say thanks to Nazmul Latif (Assistant Professor, CUET) for his expert counsel and consolation, all through this troublesome venture, as well as Sarah Binte Haque (Assistant Professor, CUET) for her help and splendid exhortation in the work. We likewise want to thank Md. Naimur Rahman Nayeem, Anupom Hore, and Amrita Das Gupta for their assistance in the recommendation and configuration period of the task.
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Tasnim, S.T., Raisa, S.I., Sagor, R.I. (2024). Manohar Canal of Chittagong, Bangladesh: Conceivable Methods to Rejuvenate a Historic Canal and Improve Waterfront Scenario. In: Alberti, F., Gallo, P., Matamanda, A.R., Strauss, E.J. (eds) Resilient Planning and Design for Sustainable Cities. UPADSD 2022. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47794-2_18
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