Jhalakathi town's main road in awful state
The main road in Jhalakathi town stretching from Sadhanar More to Petrol Pump More has become unfit for vehicular movement due to numerous potholes, much to the sufferings of the townspeople.
“We cannot ply rickshaws on the road as the wheels fall into the holes,” said Shahed Ali, a rickshaw puller. Three or four accidents occur every day, he added.
Dibash, a road-side shopkeeper, said the road becomes a trap at night because there is not enough light on the street. Autorickshaws often get overturned when they fall into a pothole, causing injuries to passengers, he added.
“It is very difficult to walk to school as the road is water-logged in most areas,” said Shahin, a student of Jhalakathi Government High School.
Travelling on the road is very painful for patients who come to Jhalakathi Sadar Hospital and other clinics that are beside the road.
Roads and Highways Department and the Jhalakathi Municipality are responsible for maintaining the road.
“We have called a tender for repairing different roads in Jhalakathi, and it will be repaired after the rainy season,” said A K M Hamidur Rahman, executive engineer of Roads and Highways Department of Jhalakathi.
“The road has not been repaired after 2012, but we try to keep it usable by laying bricks,” said Md Abu Hanif, executive engineer of the municipality.
“It is a problem for the city dwellers because the road has not been repaired as yet. We have sent a letter to the ministry concerned, seeking fund for repairing the road,” said Afzal Hossen Rana, the municipal mayor of Jhalakathi municipality.
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