Rangoon Development Trust
This article will address the issue of Rangoon Development Trust, which is of utmost importance and relevance today. Rangoon Development Trust has been the subject of debate and analysis in different areas, since its influence impacts various aspects of daily life. Throughout history, Rangoon Development Trust has been a source of interest for researchers, specialists and enthusiasts, who have dedicated time and effort to understand its meaning and scope. In this sense, this article aims to explore the multiple facets and dimensions that surround Rangoon Development Trust, offering a broad and balanced vision that allows the reader to delve into its complexity and relevance today.
The Rangoon Development Trust (RDT) was as an organization founded in 1920[1] by way of the Rangoon Development Trust Act. The Trust oversaw town planning in the Municipality of Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon).
History
The founding of the RDT was one of many early twentieth-century initiatives aimed at improving increasingly difficult living conditions in Rangoon; the municipality was underdeveloped, many thoroughfares were marshy and laden with wooden planks in order to make them navigable. Although the city centre did feature numerous masonry and to a less extent concrete buildings, its residents were housed primarily in flimsy timber structures.[2] The RDT oversaw the creation of new housing for Rangoon's poorer residents, an increasingly limited supply of housing in a town which saw 50 years of British, Chinese and Indian immigration in turn resulted in a property price spiral, pricing many out of the property market. The RDT sought to alleviate these conditions by encouraging migration outwards of Rangoon City Centre towards newer suburbs through the building of better roads as well as reclaiming land East and West of the centre of Rangoon.
Responsibilities
- Maintenance and extension of utilities such as lighting and water-supply.
- Determining suitability and viability of unused land for the purpose of new building projects.
- Allotting land for roads, parks, gardens schools, markets and any other public space intended for public use.
- Preservation of structures of historical interest or natural beauty.
The RDT was responsible for the opening of Scott Market (now Bogyoke Aung San Market) on the site of a former train depot.
References
- ^ Standley,Etherton, Terry ,David (1990). Human Settlements Sector Review, Union of Myanmar (Report). United Nations. p. 26. ISBN 92-1131128-4.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Charney, Michael (2009). A History of Modern Bruma. Cambridge University Press. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-521-61758-1.