Canals in DNCC: No encroacher will be spared: Atiqul
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam yesterday said no encroachers, even powerful ones, will be spared from the corporation's eviction drive, and multi-storey buildings constructed illegally on canal land will be demolished.
Atiqul made the comment while visiting Ibrahimpur canal to observe the recovery drive.
This is his first step to recover canals of DNCC areas, after officially taking charge of managing the city's drainage system from Wasa on December 31, 2020.
On the first day of the drive, the DNCC team demolished a three-storey building and some tin-shed structures constructed illegally on Ibrahimpur canal's land.
The mayor said they will demolish all illegal buildings, whether it be one-storey or 10-storey, constructed illegally by encroaching the canal's land.
He said they will conduct such drives in other canals gradually.
Atiqul said they will soon set up boundary pillars on the edge of canals based on CS surveys and remove all illegal structures from both sides of canals.
He said they will also introduce walkways, bicycle lanes and greenery, after recovering canals from encroachers.
Among others, DNCC Chief Executive Officer Md Selim Reza, Chief Waste Management Officer Commodore M Saidur Rahman, Chief Engineer Brig Gen Amirul Islam, Dhaka Deputy Commissioner Md Shahidul Islam, DNCC Ward-16 Councillor Md Motiur Rahman Mollah and Ward-14 Councillor Md Humayun Rashid were present during the drive.
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