Shaky bamboo bridge poses risk to commuters in Tangail
A bridge over a canal on a road stretching from Kakua union to Bangabandhu Bridge in Sadar upazila has collapsed in the recent flood, disrupting communications with at least 20 villages in the char area.
However, local people as well as light vehicles are crossing a bamboo bridge, constructed temporarily beside the collapsed bridge at Rangachira village, taking risk of accidents.
The concrete bridge was constructed at a cost of Tk 22 lakh in 2016-2017 fiscal year and construction firm Mollah International got the work order then, said sources at the District Relief and Rehabilitation Office.
Abdus Sattar Azad, president of Kakua union unit of Awami League, said as the bridge was constructed without having any RCC (Reinforced Cement Concrete) pillar, it collapsed due to pressure of the huge current of floodwater in July.
After the recession of floodwater, a bamboo bridge, funded by Sheikh Mohammad Jinnah, chairman of Kakua union parishad (UP), was constructed temporarily beside the collapsed bridge.
Villagers are now using the shaky bamboo bridge to go to their destination amid risk of accident, said Hasmat Ali, a resident of Rangachira.
Minhaz Uddin, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, said “Truly, we cross the shaky bamboo bridge amid risk.”
The UP chairman said he informed the authorities concerned about the matter and they assured them for a new bridge soon.
Abdul Gani, district relief and rehabilitation officer, said immediate steps will be taken to reconstruct the bridges damaged in the floods.
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