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Eviction halts

Staff Correspondent
Narayanganj district administration suddenly stopped the eviction drive against the encroachers of Shitalakhya river on the 12th day yesterday although Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) was all set for the day's drive.
“We all knew the eviction drive would continue and we mobilised tugboats and labourers as usual for the drive." said Md Abu Zafar Hawlader, senior deputy director (Narayanganj river port) of BIWTA
The eviction team waited nearly two hours at the site for the magistrate and later contacted with the district administration around 10:45am only to know that the drive would not be conducted until further orders.
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"I was not prepared for it as it was embarrassing," said Hawlader adding that he could have saved both time and money if he knew the decision a dayearlier.
The drive was supposed to resume yesterday after a two-day break according to a BIWTA letter sent to the district adminstration.
BIWTA and Narayanganj district administration had jointly been carrying out the drive in Shitalakhya river to evict encroachers.
In a report on June 23, BIWTA officials mentioned that they have dismantled 120 out of 134 listed structures. They would require one or two more days to complete demolition of remaining 10 structures as owners of four of them have obtained court s stay against eviction.
Narayanganj Additional Deputy Commissioner (revenue) ABM Anunullah Nuri said, "We stopped the drive as we have already evicted more encroachers."
He said that they served notice on 106 encroachers but evicted 120.
A BIWTA deputy director said they had submitted a list of 134 encroachers to the district administration.
About the sudden interruption in the drive, Nuri said, "BIWTA did not inform us of the resumption of drive and there was a misunderstanding ”
He however said the drive would restart after 'regularising' the eviction notices.
BIWTA Chairman Md Abdul Mannan Howlader said that he was yet to know why it happened. "It will be difficult to carryout the drive ifsuch trifling lapses are taken into account so seriously," he said."But you may rest assured that the drive will resume."
Meanwhile, the excavation work to remove sand dumped in Turag near Gabtali-Amin Bazar bridge continued yesterday, said BIWTA Senior Deputy Director Golam Kabir