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Bridges without approach roads in Gazipur remain unused


Published : 09 Feb 2023 08:00 PM

The bridges have been standing for years in four villages of Kaliakair Upazila in Gazipur. But there is no connecting roads. The locals have suffered greatly. People in this area have to travel several kilometers to enter the city and market. The villagers talked to the members and the chairman to get a proper solution but did not get any remedy.

It can be seen on the surface, about 100 years ago, a semi-paved road was built from Sonakhali Bridge to Baj-Hijlatli Islamia Hafizia Madrasa and Orphanage to enter Baj-Hijlatli village of Kaliakair Upazila, Tenglabari along with thousands of people used to travel. At one time, small vehicles like rickshaw, CNG, used to ply on this road. It was easy to travel from the village to the city. But for the last 15-20 years, there is no vehicle on that road. The traffic stopped at once. 

The reason why the cars did not move. This road has a small bridge which is isolated from the road. In some flood, the ground on the fifth side of the bridge collapsed and caused the failure. Later this failure occurred years later. The years started to grow. And one time a part of that road disappeared. As a result, without fixing this road, the road became unusable. Because of this, thousands of people from four villages have to travel a few kilometers to enter the city for about 20 years. Attend office on time, go to market Thus, students have to go to the madrasa, take patients to the hospital on time for treatment, market the crops and vegetables produced by the farmers, and the poultry of the farmers have to suffer a lot of problems and sufferings. 

Due to the disappearance of that road, the local people have to travel several kilometers to come to the city and the market. Pregnant mothers suffer the most. When it is time to abort the pregnant woman. 

Then the ambassador had to rush to the hospital. Therefore, the demand of the villagers is that the briges in the area is fully constructed with connecting roads.

Riyad Hossain, a student studying in the department of that madrasa, said, once this road is fixed, we can easily come and go to schools and madrasa. And if the mouth of the bridge that is here is big, the water can be drained easily. This road is broken because of the small face.

Farmer Fazal Haque, Bachir Uddin said that although the member and chairman could not do anything about fixing this road. But I heard that the road will be fixed again. We are farmers, we face many problems in selling our crops. 

If there is a road, vegetables and fruits can be easily taken to the market. Now it hurts a lot. Demand to the government that this road should be fixed as before. And here a big bridge is better.

Abdul Khalek, a member of that ward, said, "I have repeatedly talked about this road in the Upazila meeting. The road will be fully constructed as allocated. It is very important to make the road. Thousands of people are suffering because of this road. If the road is fixed, you can easily go to the city.

Srifaltali Union Chairman and Awami League General Secretary Ajibur Rahman said that the road has already been sanctioned. There will be a big bridge. Soil will be poured on the eroded road. Between two and a half, the road will be fixed by removing the earth with a veku. Vehicles will move through the road as before.