Chittagong Bureau :
Chittagong District Administration in the backdrop of heavy shower on Wednesday and Thursday eviction of the residents of 60 unauthorized makeshift houses on the hillocks and risky places of the hills in the city.
The eviction team also slashed the supply of electricity and water to the houses during the drive.
Assistant Commissioner (Land), Sadar Circle, Achhia Khatun led the eviction drive in the slopes of Motijhorna area of Lalkhan Bazar around 11 am.
Executive Magistrate of Chittagong district Administration Sheikh Jubair Ahmed, WASA representatives, police personnel, representatives from Chittagong City Corporation, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh Railway, Fire service and electricity department were present during the eviction drive.
The district administration came up with the move in order to avert possible loss of lives from landslides in the monsoon as the soil on the hills become softer and may trigger a landslide, posing threat to the lives of the poor people dwelling on those risky hills pockets during the rainy season.
Achhia Khatun, after the eviction drive, told journalists that despite several notices served from the district administration, the families were still living in the hills in a very dangerous state. She also said that the authorities would gradually evict all families living in different risky hills in the city.
Chittagong District Administration in the backdrop of heavy shower on Wednesday and Thursday eviction of the residents of 60 unauthorized makeshift houses on the hillocks and risky places of the hills in the city.
The eviction team also slashed the supply of electricity and water to the houses during the drive.
Assistant Commissioner (Land), Sadar Circle, Achhia Khatun led the eviction drive in the slopes of Motijhorna area of Lalkhan Bazar around 11 am.
Executive Magistrate of Chittagong district Administration Sheikh Jubair Ahmed, WASA representatives, police personnel, representatives from Chittagong City Corporation, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh Railway, Fire service and electricity department were present during the eviction drive.
The district administration came up with the move in order to avert possible loss of lives from landslides in the monsoon as the soil on the hills become softer and may trigger a landslide, posing threat to the lives of the poor people dwelling on those risky hills pockets during the rainy season.
Achhia Khatun, after the eviction drive, told journalists that despite several notices served from the district administration, the families were still living in the hills in a very dangerous state. She also said that the authorities would gradually evict all families living in different risky hills in the city.
