Comilla people go without civic amenities
Monday, 11 October 2010
A Correspondent
COMILLA, Oct 10: As the population of Comilla municipality is increasing day by day, the municipal authorities are failing to provide basic civic amenities to them.
Established in 1876, Comilla municipality with 0.25 million population was upgraded into "A" grade in 1992. But the facilities of the first class municipality are not available here.
Town dwellers suffer much due to absence of proper drainage system, deplorable condition of roads, inadequate streetlight, and lack of proper sanitary system, frequent traffic jam and absence of recreational facilities.
Absence of proper drainage system is a major problem in the municipality area. Most of the drains are filled with filth and garbage, which are not cleaned in regularly.
In many areas there are no drains and consequently at the advent of rainy season the drains overflow with dirt and filth causing severe health hazards to the inhabitants of the municipal areas.
In the absence of proper maintenance and repair work, most of the roads of the municipality area are in deplorable condition. The damaged roads are Police line-Bagichagaon road, Badshamiar bazaar-railway station road, Kandirpar-Ranirbazzar road, Tomson bridge-Comilla medical college road, Kandirpar-Chakbazzar road, Puratan Chowdhurypara-Kaptan bazaar road. Cracks and potholes developed at many points of these roads.
After a slight rainfall most of the roads become muddy and slippery. Rainwater remains stagnant on the roads causing difficulties and sufferings to the passers by and vehicular movement.
Violation of traffic rules has become a normal affair. It causes a serious jam at different points of the town. Kandirpar area, the main market of the town, Rajgonj, Chakbazar, Badurtala, Liberty Chattar and Pubali Chattar are seriously affected by traffic jams.
Because of unchecked increase in number of rickshaws, traffic jam has become a regular phenomenon. According to official records, in Comilla municipality there are 7,000 licensed rickshaws on the road but actually about 17,000 rickshaws are plying on the roads here, most of them without or with forged licenses.
COMILLA, Oct 10: As the population of Comilla municipality is increasing day by day, the municipal authorities are failing to provide basic civic amenities to them.
Established in 1876, Comilla municipality with 0.25 million population was upgraded into "A" grade in 1992. But the facilities of the first class municipality are not available here.
Town dwellers suffer much due to absence of proper drainage system, deplorable condition of roads, inadequate streetlight, and lack of proper sanitary system, frequent traffic jam and absence of recreational facilities.
Absence of proper drainage system is a major problem in the municipality area. Most of the drains are filled with filth and garbage, which are not cleaned in regularly.
In many areas there are no drains and consequently at the advent of rainy season the drains overflow with dirt and filth causing severe health hazards to the inhabitants of the municipal areas.
In the absence of proper maintenance and repair work, most of the roads of the municipality area are in deplorable condition. The damaged roads are Police line-Bagichagaon road, Badshamiar bazaar-railway station road, Kandirpar-Ranirbazzar road, Tomson bridge-Comilla medical college road, Kandirpar-Chakbazzar road, Puratan Chowdhurypara-Kaptan bazaar road. Cracks and potholes developed at many points of these roads.
After a slight rainfall most of the roads become muddy and slippery. Rainwater remains stagnant on the roads causing difficulties and sufferings to the passers by and vehicular movement.
Violation of traffic rules has become a normal affair. It causes a serious jam at different points of the town. Kandirpar area, the main market of the town, Rajgonj, Chakbazar, Badurtala, Liberty Chattar and Pubali Chattar are seriously affected by traffic jams.
Because of unchecked increase in number of rickshaws, traffic jam has become a regular phenomenon. According to official records, in Comilla municipality there are 7,000 licensed rickshaws on the road but actually about 17,000 rickshaws are plying on the roads here, most of them without or with forged licenses.