Benapole Correspondent :
The repair work (pitch) of 3.2 km from Hogladanga to Hazirhat on the Manirampur-Nawapara Road in Jashore district was completed in March this year. But less than a month, 5-6 places of the road have collapsed into the pond.
The road has sunk into a big hole , which is now a death trap for pedestrians.
Four-wheelers and passengers are in trouble even though they are able to move 2-3 wheels with a good portion of the road going for two-thirds. Large vehicles have to cross the hole with risk.
Passengers have to get down from the vehicle and cross the broken part for fear of their lives. Pedestrians are suffering because the potholes are not repaired.
Although the road has been dilapidated for the last nine months, the contractor has not taken any initiative to repair it.
Locals say that Manirampur-Nawapara road is one of the busiest roads in Manirampur.
The road was neglected for many years.
The road was unusable due to old pitch and cobblestone. Work on 3.2 km of the road was started at a cost of Tk 2.5 crore.
Shahrul Islam, a contractor from Jashore, is in charge of the work. Meanwhile, pedestrians were happy with the new work on the road. They will have to suffer again because of the big holes in the road in a few months.
There are several ponds on both sides of the road from Hogladanga to Hazirhat Bazar.
Allegedly, the road work has been done without obstructing the banks of the ponds with concrete.
Obstacles on both sides of the road have been cut and the side soil has been cut and thrown back on the road. Low quality bricks chips has been used in the renovation work.
As a result, the road has been given.
Meanwhile, a month after the completion of the work, upon hearing the news of the collapse of the road, the broken part was immediately filled with soil. Those parts are now breaking down and growing. Has become a death trap.
