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Eviction Drive

18 structures on Shitalakkhya demolished

Staff Correspondent
Narayanganj district administration along with Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority knocked down illegal portions of 18 structures on the Shitalakkhya during an evictiondriveyesterday.
The district administration, however, gave 10 top business groups three months time to remove their concrete jetties on the river at their own cost and find alternatives.
The joint drive resumed after around four months as the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal that stoppedthedrive in February.
Seven companies, City Group of Industries, Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Ltd, Kamal Vegetable, Akij Cement, ACI Cement, Cemex Cement and Molla Salt Industries, that filed the appeal seeking stay on the notice for eviction of jetties, were among the 10 that got additional time from the district administration.
They in the appeal challenged a High Court order that directed the government to remove all structures within the areas of four rivers— Shitalakkhya, Balu, TuragandBuriganga.
The authorities had notified 320 illegal structures includingjetties, warehouse, walls and extendedparts ofresidentialandindustrialbuildingsfordemolition.
Of them, 54 obtained BIWTA licence to build jetties and other structures in the river area, said BIWTAofficials.
The authorities yesterday started demolition of illegal portions of listed concrete and semi-concrete structuresonbothsidesofSyedpurBridge (Kadamtoli in Laxma mouja) in Narayanganj, said Alamgir Kabir, deputy director ofNarayanganj River Port
The BIWIAengaged around200 workers, including 160 hired, two tugs-Augrani and Augrajatra—and two workboats, saidAlamgir.
" But we could not move the tugs to the demolition site due to low height of Syedpur Bridge," saidAlamgir Kabir, "Itwouldhaveexpeditedthejobifwecoulduse the tugs."
Executive Magistrate Shova Shahnaz of Narayanganj led the drive while additional deputy commissioner (tevenue) Syed Mehedi Hasan took careofthe overall coordination.
Our Narayanganj correspondent adds that tire eviction team also removed bamboo enclosure allegedly put up by a former chairman of Gognagar union parishad. The team knocked down the guide wall ofSharmin Jute Balers and extension of a mosque dose to Syedpur Bridge. The authorities gave the mosque audiorities one month to remove the entire structure.