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Govt loses huge revenue for illegal stone collection

From Our Corresponded
KURIGRAM. Apr 1 : Illegal extraction of stones from vast tracts of land In Patgram of the district causes huge amount of revenue loss to the government.
Hard stones, a natural wealth is largely available at Patgram at a depth of only six to eight feet below the surface. Stones are deposited everywhere. even on the river Dhar-ala which originates from the hilly region in India and flows through the bordering upazila of Patgram. Stones found here are called boulders, chips and pea gravels. Local traders hire hundreds of day labourers for collecting stones from lands taken on lease from their owners at a nominal rate. The traders send the stones in other parts of the country for use mainly in construction work.
Another raw material, silica sand, is also available in good quantity here. This is used in glass Industries. So far the concerned authorities have taken no positive measure to extract stones and sand In an organised way causing huge loss to the public exchequer.
Neem trees near PTtinrtirm
Neem trees' in Kurigram. Rangpur. Lalmonirhat, Galbandha and Nllphamarl district of greater Rangpur are on the verge of extinction mainly due to lack of maintenance and absence of plantation programme.
The region, once rich in neem trees on the vast tracts of fallow land, is now almost void of 'Neem'. The villagers use the twigs of the tree as tooth brushes and treat skin diseases with the essence of raw leaves and skin of the tree. Physicians say that 'Neem' leaves can also be used as an effective drug for the treatment of malaria. The tree may also be used as pesticide. More use of Neem leaves and their
skin can be helpful in treating a number of ailments. Local people urge the government to protect neem trees and undertake fresh plantation in the re gion.
Property gutted
Property worth Taka one
lakh 25.000 were gutted in two separate fire incidents which took place in Bhu-rungamarl Upazila recently. In one incident dwellings of Abdul Quader at village Chat-gopalpur in Tllai Union were gutted. In second fire incident.
about 10 dwellings of Shahaj Uddin with all belongings in the same village were gutted.
School faces problem
Another report adds: River
View High School of the district has been facing multlfari-I ous problems including shortage of teachers, accommodation. furniture and inadequate equipment tn science laboratory and lack of necessary appliances for games and sports.
The school was established in 1915 as ME school and later on upgraded into a high school.
The roll strength of the school is nearly 700 but the I seat arrangement cannot meet ( । the need for want of necessary number of benches.
Besides, other furniture in-| eluding chair, table and almi-i rahs are quite insufficient.
Due to inadequate number I of books In the library, the | students can hardly run their I studies. Science laboratory ac~ I commodated in a small room | has been running without req-i uisite modern science equip-I ment resulting in untold diffl-j culties for the science stu-’ dents.
I The students of this school j are badly in need of sports ap-| pliapces.
Shortage of teachers is I hampering the education of I the school. There are 15 I teaching staff excluding the I Head Master for running the ' classes. Besides, there are six ‘ other non-teaching staff in the school. Despite Its good academic atmosphere the school cannot accommodate students seeking admission Into respective classes.
The people of the area Including guardians have urged the government to nationalise this age-old school so that the students can prosecute their studies properly.