UNB, Lalmonirhat :
A risky bamboo bridge at Mohishamuri Dharapar village in Kaliganj upazila has become the only means for over one one lakh people of 15-20 villages since a concrete one over the Shoti River caved in five years ago.
According to locals, the Shoti River flows through Mohishamuri Dharapar village in Kakina union of the upazila. A concrete bridge was built over this river to connect the villages with Kakina-Aminganj road.
During a devastating floods five years ago, the bridge caved in.
Although people used boats and rafts to cross the river for a few days, locals built a wooden and bamboo bridge over the river spending their own money.
As the bamboo bridge breaks down every year due to the large number of people and vehicles moving over it, the connectivity is cut off, leaving the local people in trouble.
Now the bridge has become a death trap for the local residents with accidents occurring on a regular basis.
When rickshaws move over the rickety bamboo bridge, passengers as well as patients have to get down. Ambulances and
fire-service vehicles cannot use the damaged bridge.
This bridge in its current state has become a source of misery for people living in these villages, said locals.
The traditional Kakina Haat is the largest haat in the region for buying and selling goods. People living in almost 20 villages, including Kakina Mohishamuri in the Teesta char area, Hajirhat, Char Boirati, Auliarhat, Kanchanshar, Bagerhat, Kanarhat and Binbiniyar Char have to travel 10-15 km more to take their produce to Kakina Haat.
As a result, the economic development in this region is being hampered as the transportation cost has gone up damaging agriculture and business. said some residents of Mohishamuri village.
Boys and girls in this region studying at Kakina Mahima Ranjan Memorial High School, Kakina Government Primary School, Kakina Shishu Niketon, Kakina Madrasah and Kakina Uttar Bangla College are risking their lives just to cross the damaged bridge.
Besides, most teachers and employees at Mohishamuri Government Primary and High School, Kanchanshar Government Primary School, Aminganj Government Primary School, Bagerhat Government Primary School and Kanarhat Government Primary School take this route to go to their workplaces. Although the road is significant for government’s development work in this region, no initiative has been seen to repair or rebuild the bridge from the government.
A risky bamboo bridge at Mohishamuri Dharapar village in Kaliganj upazila has become the only means for over one one lakh people of 15-20 villages since a concrete one over the Shoti River caved in five years ago.
According to locals, the Shoti River flows through Mohishamuri Dharapar village in Kakina union of the upazila. A concrete bridge was built over this river to connect the villages with Kakina-Aminganj road.
During a devastating floods five years ago, the bridge caved in.
Although people used boats and rafts to cross the river for a few days, locals built a wooden and bamboo bridge over the river spending their own money.
As the bamboo bridge breaks down every year due to the large number of people and vehicles moving over it, the connectivity is cut off, leaving the local people in trouble.
Now the bridge has become a death trap for the local residents with accidents occurring on a regular basis.
When rickshaws move over the rickety bamboo bridge, passengers as well as patients have to get down. Ambulances and
fire-service vehicles cannot use the damaged bridge.
This bridge in its current state has become a source of misery for people living in these villages, said locals.
The traditional Kakina Haat is the largest haat in the region for buying and selling goods. People living in almost 20 villages, including Kakina Mohishamuri in the Teesta char area, Hajirhat, Char Boirati, Auliarhat, Kanchanshar, Bagerhat, Kanarhat and Binbiniyar Char have to travel 10-15 km more to take their produce to Kakina Haat.
As a result, the economic development in this region is being hampered as the transportation cost has gone up damaging agriculture and business. said some residents of Mohishamuri village.
Boys and girls in this region studying at Kakina Mahima Ranjan Memorial High School, Kakina Government Primary School, Kakina Shishu Niketon, Kakina Madrasah and Kakina Uttar Bangla College are risking their lives just to cross the damaged bridge.
Besides, most teachers and employees at Mohishamuri Government Primary and High School, Kanchanshar Government Primary School, Aminganj Government Primary School, Bagerhat Government Primary School and Kanarhat Government Primary School take this route to go to their workplaces. Although the road is significant for government’s development work in this region, no initiative has been seen to repair or rebuild the bridge from the government.
