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Potholed roads perennial problem for Shipahibagh-Meradia residents

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Peyara, a 35-year-old woman, failed to buy food for their family on one Monday as the sale of tea at her small tea stall was very poor which was inadequate to arrange meals for her family.
The sale of goods at her shop, which was at Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,500 six months back, has come down to Tk 300 to Tk 400 due to waterlogging mixed with sewage round the clock and dilapidated condition of the road in front of the stall.
Peyara said as her husband has been suffering from diabetic and renal disorders tor the last seven years, she has been maintaining her family since then.
“I’m now in dire financial straits as my income has dropped drastically since the last six months and now only the government can save us by repairing the road immediately," she said. Like Peyara, every resident in (he area has been suffering due to the damaged road from Shipahibagh Bazar to Meradia, which also remains under dirty water round the clock.
The condition of the road at Madhyapara lane and Bhuiyan Bari lane and Lalmiya lane is worst as sewerage water comes on the road round the clock.
Local people said although the road was in bad shape over the years, it has become worse for last six months.
Ruma, a student of class-Vl of Balin Kindergarten and High School at Meradia, said it takes more than 25 minutes to go to her school because of the run-down condition of the road and dirty water, although the school is within walkingdistance of her home.
Mohammad Rana, who reads in class six, has to go to his coaching centre. He said they often fall on the road due to its vulnerable condition.
The condition of the road Is so bad that a rickshaw puller does not want to come here, said Md Hasan Kazi, a resident of Meradia.
A rickshaw puller now takes Tk 40 to go to Meradia bazar from Shipahibagh, instead of Tk 15 as regular fare.
Md Yasin, a goods supplier, said he has been suffering from skin disease in his leg due to dirty sewage. He now covers his both legs with polythene when he comes to the area.
Shipli, a supplier of Al Amin Beverage, said their supplies have been affected severely due to the worst condition of the road.
"We cannot supply soft drinks to meet the demand of the shops in the area due to the derelict condition of the road and half of the demand remains unfulfilled,” he added.
Azibur Rahman, another resident of the area, said as four jhecls (water bodies) of the area have been filled with dirt, the drainage system here has got blocked which is the main
reason of overflowing of sewage on the road.
Setting up of sewerage line under a planned way is necessary to resolve the problem, he suggested.
Dhaka City Corporation Councillor forWard No. 26 Mamunur Rahman Fazu said DCC has taken a project worth Tk 11 crore to repair the road as well as to set up a drainage system.
The tender of the project was opened on August 20 and the evaluation of the tender is going on, he said.
The DCC councillor blamed filling of the nearby jhecls as the main cause of waterlogging.
Fazu said they have taken a plan to set up a drain dividing it into two parts to save the residents.
One part of the drain will be connected to the river and the other part be connected with storm sewerage network of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, he added.