Dahagram-Angarpota enclaves to get electricity soon
Fifteen thousand inhabitants of Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves are going to get electricity soon after waiting for long.
A battalion-level meeting between Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on January 8 took the decision to provide the people of the enclaves with electricity.
The people in the area see this decision as an achievement of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India.
This decision would play a significant role in improving the living standards of the people of the enclaves by opening up a new horizon in education, health and agriculture sectors.
According to sources, the people of the enclaves are likely to get electricity within the next one month.
The last Awami League government initiated massive development programmes in the enclaves, but the next government did not continue those.
The people are now dreaming of their development as the Awami League has returned to power.
M Abdul Jabbar, 65, a small trader of the enclave area, said he thinks that they are going to get electricity because of the prime minister's visit.
Marzina, a student of class VII, said she is very happy to know that they are going to get electricity.
“Along with studies, we will now be able to get computer education,” she added.
The people of the enclaves are getting corridor facilities through Tinbigha of India for the last 18 years, but there was no significant development in the area during the period.
There are four primary schools, one secondary school, one post office, one police investigation centre and one union council office in the area.
The present government wants to develop the enclaves as modern villages.
Many tourists go to the enclave every day, but there are no residential facilities for them. The availability of electricity would help build hotels and motels for the tourists.
Dahagram and Angarpota Union Council Chairman M Saiful Islam said necessary materials for electrification in the area have been kept at Panbari BDR camp.
The people are expected to get electricity in a month, he added.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Golam Mohammad Quader, who is a lawmaker from Lalmonirhat-3, said steps would be taken to develop the enclaves as tourist spots.
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