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JASHORE MUNICIPALITY

Incessant rain inundates area
Locals blame poor drainage system
OUR CORRESPONDENT, Benapole
Incessant rainfall has inundated most areas in Jashore Municipality, causing immense sufferings to its residents.
Locals blamed the authority’s lack of initiative to improve the town’s poor drainage system.
Downpour for around five hours last week caused severe waterlogging and the situation hasn’t improved.
Visiting different areas recently, this correspondent saw most areas have gone under dirty water coming from overflowing drains. The floating garbage added to the menace.
The city’s drains have not been cleaned for a long time. In low-lying areas, water even entered houses, claimed locals.
Vegetable and fish markets were closed due to waterlogging. Large potholes have formed on the roads.
Similar situation was seen at Kharki intersection on Shah Abdul Karim Road near MM college.
Besides, rainwater has inundated the town’s Karbala, Stadium para, Circuit House para, Raipara, Shankarpur, Ghop Kabarasthan para, Bejpara, Taltala, Naldanga Road area, TB Clinic para, Ashram Road area, Baraf Kal Mor, Loan Office para, Bara Bazar residential area, Fire Service Office and inside the district education office, among other places.
Ayub Hossain of Bejpara area said even after a little rain, the roads go under knee-deep water.
Shariful Islam, another resident, alleged that the municipality authorities have been indifferent to their problems.
“Every monsoon we face this problem. Our elected representatives seem to be indifferent to our problems, no one even came to inquire about the situation,” said a local referring to Mayor Haider Gani Khan Palash and other municipality officials.
“But they do not hesitate twice to realise service charges including holding charges,” he added.
The municipality authorities, however, said construction of drain on PTI road is going on and situation will improve once the work is completed.
Jashore Municipality mayor Haider Gani Khan Palash, however, blamed the locals for such a situation.
“If people throw garbage in the drain, it will be blocked. As a result, water will not be discharged through the blocked drains and will instead accumulate on the roads even after slight drizzles,” he said.
“Please cooperate with us and do not throw garbage in the drains,” he added.