Waterlogging feared due to earth filling on one side
Restricting the free flow of water, a local influential man has filled up one side of a culvert on Tangail-Mymensingh highway in Kalihati upazila, leaving a vast track of croplands in risk of water logging during rainy season.
The earth filling work was going on near a filling station in Ichhapur area as per the direction of land owner Shahidul Islam, principal of BM College, for the last couple of days.
Farmers in nearby areas opined that crops on hundreds of acres of land on other side of the culvert might face serious water logging during the rainy season for restricting the water flow.
Contacted, Shahidul said though the culvert was supposed to construct at Icchapur Bus Stand area, it was not possible then due to shortage of space there.
Later, the culvert was constructed on their personal property, he said.
"We are filling the low land for our personal purposes,” Shahidul said, adding that there are two other bridges on the road nearby, so filling earth near the culvert will not hamper flow of water.
Kalihati Upazila Nirbahi Officer Amit Debnath said after knowing about the matter he visited the spot recently and directed land owner Shahidul to stop the earth filling work.
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