Govt project worth Tk 9 cr lying idle : Construction of bridge without connecting road over Kalidas Pahalia River in Feni
Feni Correspondent
During the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina, there has been extensive development in the construction of bridges and culverts in Feni district in the past few days, but most of them are of no visible use.
Crores of taka are being snatched away by showing these projects without connecting roads. As a result, these developments do not bring any benefit to the people. The hope of the residents of the two villages adjacent to the bridge is dashed due to difficulty in getting the desired service.
It can be seen on the surface, the bridge was constructed at a cost of about 9 crore rupees on Kalidas Pahalia river in Farhad Nagar of Feni Sadar Upazila and Nawabpur Union of Sonagazi Upazila without a connecting road. As a result, a bridge was constructed on the river between the two villages but it became unusable due to the lack of a suitable connecting road.
It is learnt from related sources and local residents that the construction work of connecting bridge between Farhad Nagar of Feni Sadar Upazila and Nawabpur Union of Sonagazi on Kalidas Pahalia river has started from October 12, 2020 with the financing of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) at the cost of Tk 8 crore 94 lakh 24 thousand.
A contractor company named Kare Hawk Traders. Although the work of the bridge was supposed to be completed on June 6, 2023, it was completed in the current year. Local residents said.
Saidullah Mahfuz, a college student said, if the bridge is opened properly, there will be a union between the residents of the two villages. In addition, the transportation facility will be very useful for the students in their studies.
The local residents said that it is necessary to construct the connecting road from the eastern part of the bridge to the Kashem driver house of Dakshin Farhad Nagar village of Feni Sadar Upazila with the paved road. Otherwise the bridge will not be of much use to the public.
Executive Engineer of LGED Feni. Mahmoud Al Farooq said, necessary measures will be taken to make the bridge suitable so that the public can use it spontaneously.
