Thousands suffer as bridge collapse snaps road links
Thousands of people of Chingrakhali and Rumchandropur unions in Morelganj upazila under Bagerhat district are badly suffering as a the concrete bridge on the canal near Chingrakhali Bazar collapsed early this year, after remaining badly damaged for a couple of years.
Earlier the bridge connecting both sides of a brick-made road helped to shorten distance with Pirojpur-Khulna highway and Morelganj-Bagerhat highway, but vehicles cannot use the road following collapse of the bridge.
Wholesale traders from different places come to buy especially bananas and betel nuts at Chingrakhali Bazar situated beside the bridge but the business is hampered due to the communication problem.
Locals have made a bamboo made bridge across the canal but it posses risk for users as over four thousand people including students cross it daily to go to different areas.
"We do not use the bamboo bridge without emergency need," said Md Shahidul Islam, a local.
“Earlier we could easily go to Morelganj, Pirojpur, Bagerhat and other places using the bridge. But now we have to move a long way for the purpose,” said Rabiul, who gives motorcycle rides for rent in the area.
Md Abul Kashem, chairman of Chingrakhali union parishad, and Md Ataur Rahman, chairman of Rumchandrapur union parishad, said they have informed Dr Mozammel Hossain, lawmaker from Bagerhat-4 constituency, about the situation and he has assured taking steps to build a concrete bridge on the canal.
The executive engineer of Local Government Engineering Department in Bagerhat could not be contacted for his comment as he did not receive his cell phone.
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