40 more illegal structures demolished
Another 40 semi-concrete and makeshift structures encroaching the Ramchandrapur Canal in the city's Mohammadpur was demolished yesterday as Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) continued its drive to save the canal.
Kazi Wasiuddin, executive magistrate of Dhaka Wasa, led the fourth day of drive conducted from at 10:00am to 5:00pm.
“We have demolished 20 makeshift and 20 semi-concrete structures yesterday into the bazaar area of Nabodoy Housing,” said Ruhul Amin, executive engineer of Wasa drainage division.
The drive will be continued for two more days, he added.
The drive launched by Wasa is aimed at freeing a 1.5-km stretch of the three-km long canal, stretching from Mohammadia Housing Ltd to Gabtoli, of illegal occupancy.
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