Ahsanul Amin George, Khulna :
Even during the ongoing natural calamities including cyclones and heavy rainfall, whimsical road digging by the authorities of Khulna Water and Sewage Authorities (KWASA) have paralyzed the valuable lives of Khulna city dwellers in recent times.
KWASA authorities have already dug around 25 kilometers road at different parts of the city, creating traffic congestion and difficulties to the pedestrians. At least one person was killed and five others were injured falling into the ditches, which were dug by the people of KWASA authorities. On April 21, 2017 at night, a motorbike rider named Nazrul Islam alias Nozu was killed near at Sonadanga Gazi Medical College & Hospital while he was crossing the death-trap (!), i, e the ditch created by the persons engaged by the authorities of KWASA. Besides, at least five persons including elderly men and tender-aged school students were injured by falling into these ditches.
As KWASA authorities has dug road for setting pipes even at both sides of Khulna-Jessore Highway, vehicular movements are disrupted and created traffic congestion seriously. On a spot visit on Wednesday at around 1pm, this correspondent found that most of the vehicles were plying by taking risk of accidents on Khulna-Jessore highway in front of ‘Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) office’ and opposite to ‘Bangladesh Betar, Khulna Bhaban’ at Noornagar area in the city (Photo of which was taken by the Photographer Mizanur Rahman Sadhin) instantly.
Even during the ongoing natural calamities including cyclones and heavy rainfall, whimsical road digging by the authorities of Khulna Water and Sewage Authorities (KWASA) have paralyzed the valuable lives of Khulna city dwellers in recent times.
KWASA authorities have already dug around 25 kilometers road at different parts of the city, creating traffic congestion and difficulties to the pedestrians. At least one person was killed and five others were injured falling into the ditches, which were dug by the people of KWASA authorities. On April 21, 2017 at night, a motorbike rider named Nazrul Islam alias Nozu was killed near at Sonadanga Gazi Medical College & Hospital while he was crossing the death-trap (!), i, e the ditch created by the persons engaged by the authorities of KWASA. Besides, at least five persons including elderly men and tender-aged school students were injured by falling into these ditches.
As KWASA authorities has dug road for setting pipes even at both sides of Khulna-Jessore Highway, vehicular movements are disrupted and created traffic congestion seriously. On a spot visit on Wednesday at around 1pm, this correspondent found that most of the vehicles were plying by taking risk of accidents on Khulna-Jessore highway in front of ‘Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) office’ and opposite to ‘Bangladesh Betar, Khulna Bhaban’ at Noornagar area in the city (Photo of which was taken by the Photographer Mizanur Rahman Sadhin) instantly.
