Md Abdus Salam, Gurudaspur
Homeless are getting house, teenagers are going to school instead of being victim of child marriage, farmers are collecting crops in time, and distressed people are getting quick solution in land cases- all this are happening in Gurudaspur Upazila. These sudden improvements have also brought happiness in peoples’ lives there. And the credit mostly goes to the Gurudaspur UNO.
Reports from Gurudaspur Upazila Administration states that the Upazila Administration has stopped 211 child marriages in the Upazila in last two years. Many teenagers have successfully become work oriented by the help of Upazila administration. Though Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the financial growth in the region, officials in the area are trying to re-shape the upazila by implementing positive regulations.
Meanwhile, modern technology has been implemented in land office to reduce the hassles of distressed people. In addition, process of renewing trade license, land ownership transfer and others became faster. Statistics said that Tk 1.68 crore of land development fees was collected in last 2 years.
Officers of UNO office said that around 3 acres of land has been rescued. A total of 185 distressed families are getting houses in those rescued area. Another 40 families in the area are getting housing facilities in their own lands. Amena Bibi along with 10 other distressed families informed that UNO has provided these houses as the gifts of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Due to that, they are not homeless anymore.
A total of 431 mobile court drives were conducted to prevent the spread of narcotics. More than tk 2.9 million has been seized from these drives. Upazila administration has also imported farm workers outside the upazila to collect paddy from 9430 hector of agro lands. More than 65.5 thousand tons of paddy has been collected during the time. Thus paddy was possible to export outside the upazila after fulfilling the internal demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
To lighten the minds of teenagers, fields of schools and colleges were reconstructed and maintained. Cultural activities were also arranged and encouraged by upazila administration to make the students lean towards academic curriculum.
Gurudaspur UNO Tomal Hossain said, “I did not think Covid-19 could be an excuse to hinder the development speed of the area. Rather, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Abu Rasel and I came with alternative development work. By changing few initiatives, Gurudaspur has achieved multiple development upgrades. With the help of local government, upazila administration is continuously working to improve the overall condition of the upazila.”
During interview, UNO Tomal Hossain urged all to come forward in the project of developing Gurudaspur upazila.
