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Eviction on Turag, Canal

More structures knocked down

Staff Correspondent
As part of the ongoing eviction drive Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and Dhaka district adminstartion yesterday knocked down five more structures illegally built on the river Turag
Meanwhile. Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) yesterday demolished 10 structures constructed illegally on the Katashur canal as part of its canal recovery drive.
Yesterday's drive was conducted on the Dhaka end of the river Turag where a total of 69 large factories and makeshift structures were built on the river.
The eviction team led by Executive Magistrate Muhammad Mokbul Hossain pulled down structures built illegally by Monjil Paribahan Private Limited and Uttara Homeopathy Hospital by theAshuliaroadat Ranabholaat 11:00a.m. •
Three such sheds of a wholesale fish market to the west of Tongi Bridge and two makeshift structures adjacent to Baitun Noor Jame Masjid were also dismantled.
“We spared the mosque as it is a matter of religious sensitivity," said BIWTA Deputy Director Saiful Islam.
BIWTA was supposed to resume demolition of the Bengal Indigo textile factory but it was postponed as the factory' owner sought time to remove machinery, said Islam.
Azim Garments obtained a High Court (HC) stay order, Islam added.
The eviction team yesterday also could not complete the demolition of Merchants Dyeing Limited and Hossain Dyeing factory.
Senior Executive Magistrate Abul Bashar Md Ameer Uddin of Gazipur led the team while Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Gazipur Atul Sarkar and BIWTA Assistant Engineer Shahajadur Rahman were present during the drive.
Ameer Uddin said it would take one or two more days to pull down structures of the Merchants and Hossain Dyeing factories.
The team on the Tongi end of the river removed the debris strewn under the Tongi Bridge that was left there after makeshift structures were pulled down.
The eviction team in small groups were engaged at Masjid Market, Fish market and Bata Market in Tongi Poura Bazar to complete the unfinished demolition.
Magistrate Mokbul Hossain said that they had not yet faced any resistance by the river grabbers.
The authorities yesterday engaged a total of 100 labourers and five boats including three tugboats for the eviction drive.
BIWTA Joint Director Abul Bashar and senior Deputy Director Golam Kabir supervised the drive.
The daily expenditure for the drive isTk 1 lakh including labour cost, fuel costs for transportation and others, said BIWTA officials.
A labourer is paid Tk 300 per day excluding Tk 60 for transport charge for each labourer, they said.
The BIWTA launches similar drive today against grabbers in the river Shitalakhhya of Narayanganj.
WASA STARTS CANAL RECOVERY DRIVE
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) yesterday demolished 10 concrete, semi-concrete and tin-shed structures constructed illegally on the Katashur canal adjoining Mohammadpur Kadcrabad Housing.
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The drive was conducted to free the city canals from encroachers ahead of monsoon to prevent waterlogging, he said.
The drive led by magistrate of Wasa Kazi Wasiuddin started at 10:30am and continued till 5:00 pm. The drive resumes today.