Concrete debris a trouble for Kuakata tourists
Remains of a damaged building are lying scattered over a large area on Kuakata sea beach for years, much to the trouble for tourists visiting the picturesque spot.
A large number of tourists from home and abroad come to the beach from where both the sunrise and the sunset can be seen.
A bio-gas plant cum rest house owned by Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in the beach area got badly damaged during the onslaught of super cyclone Sidr in 2007, said locals.
Later LGED sold the damaged building in auction. But chunks of concrete and bricks remained scattered while the collapsed boundary wall of the building went under sand.
Remains of the wall emerged several years ago due to removal of sand in the area regularly affected by the tide.
The chunks of concrete cause problems for tourists walking or taking bath there as they cannot move freely.
Sometimes people taking bath get injuries as these materials go under water during the high tide.
“I was injured as I stumbled on a chunk of concrete while taking bath in the beach during the high tide. The spot should be kept safe and clean considering the interest of a large number of tourists from home and abroad,” said Md Fariduzzaman, a tourist from Dhaka.
These debris go under water during high tide and emerge during low tide, said Md Shahjahan Akon, a resident of west Kuakata area.
“Sometimes tourists taking bath in the beach during high tide get injured. The authorities should take immediate step to remove these things from the beach as it causes trouble to tourists,” he said.
Contacted, Kuakata municipality Mayor Abdul Bareq Mollah admitted that tourists face problem while taking bath and walking in the beach area as debris of the ruined building is lying scattered.
“We are taking steps to remove the concrete chunks from the beach as soon as possible,” he said.
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