Waterlogged Streets: Ctg police too buy a boat
The office of Chittagong Superintendent of Police has got a boat for emergency movement, witnessing severe flooding of the compound during this monsoon with water going up to the waist and, in extreme cases, to the neck.
The worsening waterlogging problem in the port city has been forcing government offices to go for alternative means to continue doing day-to-day official activities.
Earlier, a tax office in Chittagong bought a boat to facilitate the movement of its staff to and form office when vehicles could not ply across the roads due to waterlogging.
The roads in and around the SP office that was temporarily shifted to the Halishahar Police Line in the city in March go under knee to waist-deep water during monsoon and high tide, sources in the SP office said.
On Tuesday, flood water inside the compound went up to the neck following a tidal surge recorded at 5.27 metre, the highest until now this year. The boat was collected that day from Sitakunda Police Station for the officials' emergency movement.
Apart from the temporary SP office, the police line also houses the district traffic unit, district Detective Branch, armoury, victim support centre, district Special branch and commandant office of range reserve force.
“We have been experiencing hassles for tidal water every day since the temporary transfer of the office to Halishahar,” said Mohiuddin Mahmud Sohel, additional SP (district special branch). Tidal water coupled with heavy shower worsened the situation since Sunday.
“Even we could not move from one building to another inside the compound due to waterlogging,” Mohiuddin added.
Rezaul Masud, additional SP (headquarters), said the police stations located in the coastal belt possessed boats for emergency movement.
As the duty vehicles could not entre the compound of the police line due to severe waterlogging, the boat was used to carry officials to and from the office, he added.
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