A typical research proposal On Traffic Congestion in Bangladesh- Causes and Solutions: A Study of Rangpur Metropolitan City

Contents

Number	Topic Name	Page
01	Introduction	03
02	Research Objective	03
03	Literature Review	03
04	Research Methodology	04
05	Tentative outline of the study	04
06	Obstacles	05
07	Time frame for the work	05
08	Budget	05
09	Usefulness of this study	05
10	Conclusion	05
11	References

INTRODUCTION

 

The most challenging and complicated issue in city life is the traffic problem. Urbanization is taking place at a faster pace in the least developed countries of the world like Bangladesh. That’s why roads made here and there disorganizing and the result is traffic jam. Bangladesh is the world’s most densely populated country with 1265 people per square km (Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates-2020). Like other countries, Bangladesh has also been experiencing intense traffic problem which is increasing day by day. Now it is a burning issue for the country. Traffic congestion is a common occurrence almost in all the cities of Bangladesh. Among the major urban cities like Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, and Rajshahi, now, Rangpur is the most important city in the southern part of Bangladesh. Since the traffic problem in Bangladesh is increasing at an alarming rate, has become an area of interest for research. As such, the current study is an attempt to explore the causes and solutions of traffic jam in Rangpur City, the heart of southern Bangladesh.

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RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of traffic congestion on the urban population of Bangladesh, especially in the Rangpur city area. The present study has the following specific objectives:

1. To analyze the current condition of traffic management in Rangpur city

2. To analyze the reasons behind traffic jam in the Rangpur city

3. To analyze the impact of traffic jam in Rangpur city

4. To find out the solutions to traffic jam.  

5. To find out the future plan about removing traffic jam.

 

 LITERATURE REVIEW

 

In both developed and underdeveloped countries, traffic jam can be considered as one of the serious global problems. For the developing countries increases in urban population are creating pressure on the transportation system. For this reason traffic problem has already become a part of urban life. Consequently, loss many times side by side cause economical loss, sound pollution, and so on. The quality of life of the city dwellers is also getting annoyance by disturbance of sleep and for this reason, many dieses are attracted to city dwellers.

Rickshaws are commonly blamed for the traffic chaos in Bangladesh, Rangpur city is not out of this.

Scope of the study and limitations

The study will include the various site of traffic jam, their reason, and the way of solutions. It will explain all the background reasons for the traffic jam. All of the backgrounds will discuss details and every corner also will be discussed. It will examine the effect of the economic system of Bangladesh. How government take proper steps to solve the problem and how strict about the laws and also the punishment of the lawbreakers.

There are many limitations to doing this work:

*Time frame: if the time will be shortened researcher can not do this work properly because it is practical to work. Researchers have to go field and observe physically that’s why more time is needed.

*Information gap: Though it is field-based work researchers have to collect data of total vehicles, total traffic police, and so on. To collect this info researchers have to go city corporation office to collect all info but the hazard can run behind you. Sometimes the authority cannot deliver info without money.

 

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The methodology used for this study is a literature survey. The study is completely based on compiling studies conducted on traffic congestion. This analysis aims to get a deeper understanding of how urban environmental issues like traffic congestion is occurring, its overall impact on the quality of life of the city dwellers, and some potential solution for this challenging problem. This research has to be practical way and secondary information is used to conduct this research. Secondary data is collected through content analysis from various published sources including books, online journals, newspapers, magazines, and reports.

 

 Tentative outline of the study

The study will include the following chapters:

1. Introduction: include the statement of the problem, objects, methodology, and justifications.

2. The reason for the Traffic Congestion and effect.

3. Hamper of the traffic jam

4. Problems of the traffic jam

5. Social and economical facts for the traffic congestion

6. How can solve this problem

7. Future planning for removing traffic Congestion

Obstacles

*To collect the material from the field and short time frame.

*to collect statistics from government office faces many problems

*Accurate data is not available in secondary data.

 

 

Time frame for the work:

1^st phase: March – April 2022: Prepare the work questionnaire, deep investigation, field research, and data collecting, and make a draft.

2^nd phase: May 2022: data analyzing, arranging, and finalization. Editing, rewriting, and preparing the final report. Presentation and submitting a report in the last week of May.

 

Budget

Work Items	Amount (BDT)
Two research investigators 5000*2( per month 5000/-)	10000
Typing letters, questionnaires, paper, photocopies, stationeries, buying books and journals, entertainments, etc.	8500
Final report typing, editing, binding, cutting, labor and other cost	6350
T.A & D.A	12,000
Miscellaneous Cost	3000
Total=	39850

(Thirty-nine thousand & eight hundred and fifty taka)

 

 

Usefulness of this study

By this study, we can know the real situation of our road transport and problems. Government or authority can identify the problem and they can take the necessary steps.

 

 

CONCLUSION

Traffic jam is a common problem nowadays. However, Rangpur city faces it daily and it is time to remove the problem. That’s why authority should have proper steps as soon as possible and lawmaking have to strictly otherwise traffic solution impossible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCES

Asian Business Review, Volume 2, Number 1/2013 (Issue 3) ISSN 2304-2613 (Print); ISSN 2305-8730 (Online)

BRTA info site

Rangpur City Corporation’s website www.rpcc.gov.bd

Rangpur traffic police www.police.rangpur.gov.bd

Google, journal and other books

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