BSS, Khulna :
Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and Khulna district administration will jointly launch eviction drive soon against illegal structures built occupying banks of Mayur River and grabbing city canals.
The decision was taken as KCC Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque and Deputy Commissioner Md Helal Uddin visited the bank of Mayur River and different city canals this morning.
Deputy Commissioner of KMP Ehsan Shah, Executive Engineer of Water
Development Board (WDB) Md Nazmul Haque and Acting Executive Engineer of KCC Md Nazmul Islam, were present, among others.
Land grabbers will be evacuated from the canals as per directive of PrimeMinister Sheikh Hasina, KCC Mayor Khaleque said while visiting the spots, adding that the Premier asked the authority concerned last month to free all rivers and canals from encroachers.
The Mayor said the main cause of water logging in the city is filling up of canal by encroachers as it blocks natural flow water.
He, however, said evacuation drive will begin very soon after completion of joint venture survey.
He also urged district administration to take effective measures to free canals adjacent upazilas from encroachers.
