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Road linking Manik Mia Avenue, Panthapath to be widened

By Staff Correspondent
In order to case the ever growing pressure of traffic on the city's Mymensingh Road. Rajuk has finalised a plan to widen the 2400-foot long Indira Road linking Panthapath and Manik Mia Avenue to 60 feet from 15 feet now.
However, residents of the densely populated Indira Road. Boubazar and Raja Bazar areas are viewing the Rajuk plan as "unrealistic and unnecessary."
They alleged (hat a group of wealthy persons goiug for mul-tlstoried commercial building projects have influenced Ra|uk to take up the plan to facilitate their business in the middle class residential areas.
But Rajuk Chairman M Az-izul Haque said when completed. the TK 30.61 crore project would greatly facilitate movement of traffic from Manik Mia Avenue and Rokeya Swarani and Panthopath areas. The project is now awaiting approval by the Planning Commission.
He said that with the construction of Bangabandhu Convention Centre near Chan-drima Uddyn and the planned Secretariat in the area, traffic movement will increase manifold and Indira Road will 'serve as a relief ' for the citv dwellers.
Haque mentioned that Rajabazar area has a large population but no wide mail passing through it.
" We will compensate the land owners with cash or if necessary. they will have the option of getting plot at Uttara." the Chairman said
But residents said the project would not only destroy residential character of the areas but also contribute to destruction of many architecturally important buildings there.
The plan includes acquisition of land on one side of Indira Road from Manik Mia Avenue to Boubazar and then on another side up to Panthopath. Many small plot owners will lose every thing.' said a resident of the area.
Another resident said the project was Initiated by some big businessmen' planning to construct multistoried buildings in the area.
“It Is quite unreasonable and difficult to understand why they should destroy the residential areas where at least three major roads are Unking Panthopath with Manik Mia Avenue and other areas on the northern side," another resident said,
The Rajuk Chait man admitted that they had received quite a few' objections from the residents but said for any development scheme, 'it Is quite nor-mal He said (he land for the project would be 'acquired evenly.