A Mirpur road in shambles for 3yrs

Roads in terrible condition in Dhaka city is not a new concept, however, the state of Road-17 in Mirpur-10 still shocks pedestrians and residents of the area alike. The road no longer resembles a road but rather a swamp with garbage floating on it.  

The road is usually flooded with sewage making it very difficult for pedestrians and vehicles, be it motorised or not, to use it. 

Road-17 links the main Mirpur-10 road with Paris Road.

Although Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) repaired Paris Road last month, it overlooked the link road.

"We have finished repairing Paris Road recently. We will begin repairing the link road soon, but if we fail to do it this fiscal year due to a shortage of fund, then it [repair work] will get priority next fiscal year," said Syed Qudrat Ullah, additional chief engineer of DNCC.

Sumon Ali, a class VII student of Ahsaniya Mission School situated on Paris Road, suffers every day when commuting to and fro his home and school.

Sabbir Ali, owner of a roadside shop, said goods falling off rickshaw-vans using the road is an everyday thing.    

"Not only goods, passengers fall off rickshaws all the time," he said, adding that the road has been in this terrible state for over three years. 

A resident, Mohammad Sazzad Hossain, said, "The situation worsens during the rainy season when people have to wade through ankle to knee-deep dirty water."  

Supriya Akhtar and Kasmia, students of Mirpur Girls Ideal Laboratories Institute, said it is difficult for them to hire rickshaws as rickshaw-pullers do not want ply their vehicles on Road-17.

They said they have grown up seeing the road in this terrible condition.

"The city corporation has to construct a proper drainage system before it can began repairing the road," said Mohammad Akbar, a resident of Paris Road.