Bridge over Boaljhuri Canal set to open on September 12
Long-awaited dream of 0.3m Chandpur people will come into reality
Sunday, 10 September 2023
CHANDPUR, Sept 09 (UNB): The long-cherished dream of some 0.3 million (three lakh) people of Kachua and Matlab Dakkhin upazilas of Chandpur district is going to come true with the opening of a 42-metre long bridge over Boaljhuri canal to traffic.
Socio-economic condition of the neighbourhoods is expected to change widely after the inauguration of the bridge on September 12.
The two upazilas- Matlab Dakkhin and Kachua - are separated by the Boaljhuri canal and people of the two upazilas had to cross the canal by boats so long.
To mitigate suffering of the people, local lawmakers took an initiative to build a bridge over the canal in
an effort to ease communication.
Once the bridge is opened, the social and economic conditions of the people of Prashannacup, Banglabazar villages in Kachua bordering area and Kalikapur, Chartbhanga and Kashimpur villages under Matlab Dakkhin upazila will be changed remarkable, it is expected.
People can easily go to the district headquarters in a short period of time and at a lower cost.
A Alim, upazila engineer of Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED), said they have completed construction work of the 42-metre concrete bridge over the Boaljhuri Canal at a cost of Tk25.49 million (2.55 crore), financed by the government, and it will be opened on September 12.
Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, a former minister and lawmaker of Kachua constituency will inaugurate the bridge, he said.
Construction work of the bridge started in the 2020-21 fiscal year but it was delayed due to the pandemic.
Approach roads have been built on both sides of the bridge.
During a recent visit to the bridge area, this correspondent saw that the painting work of the bridge was underway.
People were seen roaming around the bridge as the date for its opening was nearing.
Locals Abul Hossain and Shafique Patwari said they had suffered a lot due to the absence of a bridge over the canal.
The commute to the district headquarters used to be long. The bridge will help boost trade and commerce in the two upazilas, they believe.
Teachers of Matlab Dakkhin Kalikapur High School said they had to cross the canal by boat to go to the school but now students and teachers can easily go to the school in a short time using the bridge.