Lack of adequate number of ferries causes immense traffic jam at Daulatdia

About 200 vehicles, including buses, were stranded at Daulatdia ferryghat yesterday noon, causing immense suffering to the travelers and delay in transportation of goods and commodities.
Inland Water Transport Authority (IWTA) officials said inadequate number of ferries resulted in the traffic congestion on both sides of the river, Paturia and Daulatdia. Two out of the nine ferries on the route went out of order.
Besides, shoals came up on the bed of the river requiring to detour to the extent of 5km on the way and strong current took each ferry more time to cross the river.
They said Shah Amanat, one of the big ferries, was lying inactive for the last few days. It will soon be sent to Narayanganj dockyard for renovation. Another big ferry, Shah Poran, went out of order on Monday resulting in shortage of ferries.
The officials hoped that the situation would be improved with the two ferries returning to the service.