► Rooftop gardening

• Man-made green spaces through

usages of free places (rooftop, terrace,
veranda etc.) for plantation in urban
area
• Mental well being of the gardener as
well as has potential role in
environmental stability of the urban
area:
▪ Reduce CO2 emission and produce O2
▪ Insulates against heat and maintains
suitable temperature
▪ Habitats for wildlife
▪ Effective use of rain water
► Project Goals
▪ Vision
– to restore ecological balance in Dhaka metropolitan area through creating sustainable
plantation in government office rooftop.
▪ Mission
‒ to cover the rooftop of the government office buildings of Agargaon area with shade
providing plants.
▪ Objectives
‒ Overall assessment of the project through feasibility studies
‒ Involving City corporation and other government authority as stakeholders of the project
by signing a MoU.
‒ Conduct detailed survey of the total rooftop area and determine total useable area in
square feet
‒ Recruit required personnel and procure required materials
‒ Execute the rooftop gardening activities in a planned manner.
 ▪ Increasing population, demand on land
and pressure on environment
► Rationale of the project ▪ Urbanization: open spaces, greenery,
forest along with small ecosystem get
hampered
▪ Huge construction work due to
structural development program: rapid
bus transit, metro rail project and
several flyover projects
▪ Air Pollution: SPM based pollution (over
250 to 300) along with CO2.
▪ Temperature rise: Vehicles, air pollution,
air conditions.

✔ If this project can be implemented, the temperature of the respective buildings

is expected to be reduced at least 2 degree Celsius in summer season along
with restoration of ecological balance
► Conceptual framework
▪ Hybrid system of gardening: A blending of Shade and
extensive gardening and intensive Fruits Vegetables
flowers
gardening technique can be used.
Arica pump Mango Brinjal
▪ Moderate soil depth is required to support
medium heavy trees for both fruits and Indian Banyan Papaya Tomato
shadow purpose Hibiscus or
▪ Irrigation and maintenance are occasional
Guava Capsicum
JOBA flower
in this case as most of the trees in this Frangipani or
Lemon Strawberry
features require less maintenance Kathgolap

▪ Maintaining personnel will be minimal and Neem Banana Chili

the operational cost of the garden will be
moderate Ashoka Amla Dragon fruits

Bougainvillea, Pomegranate,
magnolia, Rose Malta, orange
etc. etc
► Literature review
• Fresh air is one of the most indispensable gifts of nature and human activities has made
this resource polluted. Rahman, M. and Muyeed, A. (2005) has highlighted different
aspect of human interference into nature and its consequences.
• Begum, B., Hopke, P. and Markwitz, A. (2013) explained that, In Bangladesh, particular
matter (PM) is the air pollutant that is most harmful to public health and government of
Bangladesh has been working to reduce the PM emissions by introducing lower sulfur
fuel, improving the mobility of vehicles, and introducing new technology.
• Ergen, M. (2016) elucidated that environmental aspect is one of the key important issue
for any urban area: better pollution management, enabling green building and enforcing
renewable energy
• Urban agriculture specially rooftop gardening can play a significant role in reducing air
pollution as well as temperature of cities like Dhaka by introducing green surrounding in
the bustling cities. This policy has the potential in conservation of biodiversity in the city
as well as contribute to the food security of the city dwellers (Chowdhury et al, 2020)
• Rooftop farming can provide solution to increased food demand and also can promote a
sustainable and livable city (Safayet, M. et al., 2018)
► Methodology
• For feasibility analysis both primary and secondary data collection method will
be used
• For primary data key informant interview, interview with experts and focused
group discussion among government authority will be conducted.
• For cost benefit analysis secondary data of similar project will be used.
• Conventional soil culture method will be used for gardening. Existing tubs and
drums of the offices will be used along with project facilitated instruments
available in the garden to cultivate vegetables, fruits, flowers and other types of
plants