Patuakhali town to get five new drains
Patuakhali municipality has recently started construction of drains to save townspeople from waterlogging.
The prevailing 23.75-km drainage system was built in 1892, covering about 30 square kilometres area for around 1.15 lakh residents.
Insufficient drainage system and rainwater coupled with tidal surges from rivers Lohalia in the east and Lawkathi in the north cause flooding and subsequent water stagnation in the town during the monsoon.
To ease people’s sufferings, five separate drains are being constructed under a Tk 7.30 crore project titled ‘Coastal Town Environment Infrastructures Project’ funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), said HM Solaiman, assistant engineer of Patuakhali municipality.
Of them, 1.50-km-long drain is being built from Patuakhali Government College to Jainkathi Badghat, 397-metre from Patuakhali health care centre to PDSA canal, 561-metre from fire service office to SP office, 456-metre from income tax office to Muslim graveyard, and 566-metre from freedom fighters’ memorial to public library office.
“We hope to complete the project by June this year,” said the engineer.
All drains are linked with the two rivers, Lohalia and Lawkathi, and Bahalgachia canal through the town, he added.
After completion of the drains, most areas of the municipality would be free from water stagnation, said Md Mohiuddin Ahmed, mayor of the municipality.
“We are working to ensure equal rights for all citizens,” said the mayor.
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