Important road in awful condition for a decade
The much used Inderhat-Jilbari road in Nesarabad upazila is in an awful condition for over a decade, causing untold suffering to the commuters.
Locals said the four-kilometre-long reinforced cement concrete (RCC) road, stretching from Inderhat to Jilbari under Balodia union of the upazila, was constructed around 15 years ago.
However, the road started damaging only after three years of its construction and it has remained in poor condition for the last 10 years, hampering vehicular movement badly.
"We have to face immense suffering while crossing the road as many portions of it has been badly damaged," Nazrul Islam of Rajabari village said, adding that he has to use the road at least four to six times every day.
Another villager Masum Billah said the road becomes more risky during the night time as there is no street light.
"Besides the inhabitants of different villages under Balodia union, people of nearby Nazirpur upazila and Barishal's Banaripara upazila use the road to go to Nesarabad upazila headquarters and Barishal city," Masum said, adding that at least 3,000 people use the road daily.
"We have to remain cautious while moving along the road," auto-rickshaw driver Emdadul Haque said.
Member of 6 no ward of the union Babul Bahadur said they have informed the matter to the authorities concerned several times, but no avail.
"If the road is not reconstructed immediately, people will suffer more as it is the lone way of communication for people of several villages with the upazila headquarters," he added.
Nesarabad Upazila Engineer Mir Ali Shakir said the Inderhat-Jilbari road has already been included under the district development project.
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