Risky bamboo bridge only means
About 50,000 people of two unions in Madarganj upazila have been facing immense sufferings for want of a concrete bridge over the River Kharka for years, thanks to the indifference of authorities concerned.
Commuters have managed shortcut journey to reach their destinations by crossing a 300-foot bamboo bridge over the river that connects Gabergram Bazar and Paschim Tartapara village since 2001.
The villagers with the help of local representatives join hands to make the bamboo bridge on yearly basis spending about Tk 1 lakh in order to facilitate communication for the thousands of commuters, said locals.
On the onset of every rainy season, the villagers build new bamboo bridge there as the old one became very vulnerable for frequent uses by the inhabitants of 15 villages.
Especially students and patients of the areas are the worst sufferers due to the situation.
“We are very tired of making the bamboo bridge over the river for long 16 years,” said Pulok Parvez, president of Gabergram Bazar Committee.
As the upazila headquarters, upazila health complex, child and mother care centre, schools, colleges, banks, government and non-government offices and Gabergram bazar are located on another side of the river, a large number of villagers, who cross the bamboo bridge with risk of accidents, have to face immense sufferings daily, said commuters.
Contacted, Jugal Krishna Mandal, engineer of Local Government Engineering Department in Madarganj upazila, said they informed the higher authorities about the matter six months ago but to no effect yet.
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