Road built on Brahmaputra for carrying sand
Obstructing the water flow, around 300-metre sandy road has been built on the Brahmaputra river bed for carrying sands by trolley and tractors in Kartimari Nou Ghat area of Kurigram's Roimari upazila.
The sand traders and dredger machine owners have jointly built the road spending Tk two lakh.
At least, ten dredger machines are being used to lift sand from the river in the area, posing a threat to the nearby embankment, locals said, adding that at least 20 trolley and tractors used to ply the road for carrying sand round the clock.
Rafiqul Islam, a sand trader in the area, said they have built the road on the river bed for the greater interest of char people's communication.
"We have to lift sand from the riverbed around half kilometre distance off the embankment. Sand lifting from the river bed in the remote char would not affect the embankment," he said.
Dredger owner Mamin Islam said local administration and political persons know the matter very well and they never face any trouble for lifting sand from the river bed in the remote char area.
He added that they have spent Tk two lakh for building the road.
Char farmer Mazahar Ali of Kartimari Nou Ghat area said, the road built on the river bed has become helpful for their easy communication in the char area. They cannot ride boat due to insufficient water in the river. So, they had to face trouble for communication in the char.
Char farmer Nazrul Islam of the same char said, taking the advantage of building the road, the organised syndicate of sand traders have been lifting sand from the river using dredger machines round the clock.
But indiscriminate sand lifting from the river will pose erosion threat during the rainy season, he added.
Roumari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Al-Imran said a mobile court must be conducted to stop illegal sand lifting from the river bed.
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