Risky bamboo bridge only means
Thousands of people of 10 villages have been crossing the Dhalai river in Tarakanda upazila of the district using a bamboo bridge for the last five years.
Villagers said they suffer a lot while crossing the bridge with their agriculture produce or carrying critical patients.
Students from both sides of the river cross it facing risks, especially in the rainy season when the river water level rises, said Abdul Hayat Siddique, a student of Government Ananda Mohan College.
Farmers have to carry their produce to local bazars on rickshaw-vans and trolleys which costs a lot, so they cannot make a profit, said farmers Rafiquzzaman Khan and Nizam Uddin Khan of Kalikha village.
There are many poultry and fish farmers in the area, and they too suffer, said Selim Ahmed, a fish farmer.
Though the area has potential to contribute towards local development, the expected development is still a dream for the people here due to the lack of a concrete bridge on the Dhalai river, said Abul Kalam, president of ward No-1 of Kamargoan union Awami League.
“Following repeated appeals, local lawmaker Sharif Ahmed recently took an initiative and a survey by local LGED was conducted for construction of a concrete bridge,” Kalam said.
The people of the villages built the 110-metre-long bamboo bridge on their own accord five years ago. They have to spend Tk 50,000 every year for its maintenance, which the locals pay, he said.
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