Headache for Mymensingh residents
Construction materials of high-rise buildings kept on roadsides and footpaths for months have become a common scene in the Mymensingh city.
Even though this is causing great peril to residents, no action has been taken against these construction firms, alleged locals.
At Durgabari by-lane in the city, construction of a high-rise building has been going on for months occupying the footpaths with construction materials and hindering pedestrian movement by narrowing the road. But the authorities have hardly ever intervened in this situation.
According to the Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) sources, construction work on over 100 high-rise buildings is ongoing in the city at present.
Busy roads like Durgabari Road, Ganginarpar and CK Ghosh Road, have been narrowed down for illegal parking and construction materials, resulting in daily gridlocks in the city.
Advocate Nazrul Islam Chunnu, convener of Jonouddhog Mymensingh (a citizens' forum), said on multiple occasions, they informed the MCC authorities about the occupied footpaths and roadsides with construction materials but to no avail.
Occasionally, MCC takes steps against this issue. However, it brings no fruitful result to ease the commuters' movement due to a lack of strict monitoring, said Chunnu.
"The city corporation authorities or councillors concerned do not go for stern action against those involved fearing a loss in their popularity and votes. A few people are the beneficiaries, while the number of sufferers is a lot," added Chunnu.
Admitting that city people are suffering, MCC's executive engineer Md Rafiqul Islam said their mobile courts conduct drives now and then. But it's difficult to keep this issue in check.
He, however, said they will intensify their drives.
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