Moulvibazar Correspondent

The renovation work of Brahmanbazar-Shamsernagar road in Moulvibazar district has not been completed even in 10 months. In December of last year, about 1,200 meters of road pavement was removed and covered with stones and sand. As a result, motorists on the road have to suffer in small and big potholes in the rain.

Executive Engineer of Roads and Public Paths (Soaz) District Office Md. Zia Uddin said, it has been raining continuously for several months. That is why the stones and sand rolled on the road are wet. Bitumen cannot be applied until these are completely dry. The work will be completed when the rain stops.

It is known that 3 thousand meters of RCC casting and 1 thousand 400 meters of road from Brahmanbazar in Kulaura of Moulvibazar to Srimangal in Shamsernagar Directorate of Roads and Public Ways (SOAZ) invites tenders for rehabilitation projects with meter bitumen. Under this, 13 culverts and one girder bridge will be constructed. A contractor named Jamil Iqbal was given the responsibility of carrying out the work. The contractor started working in December 2021.

It has been seen on the surface, about 200 meters of Tilagaon Bangla Tila area of Kulaura section of Brahmanbazar-Shamsernagar road, 300 meters in Baghertiki area and 150 meters in Kunimora area of Hajipur have to be removed and covered with sand, soil and stones. Then the heavy vehicles and cargo trucks plying this road can often give way. Because of this, there were incidents of disconnection on the road. In those parts during the current monsoon.

Numerous holes are formed in the sand-stone. Apart from this, about half a kilometer road from Katarkona Bazar in Hajipur has been damaged and huge potholes have been created. The drivers and passengers are constantly facing the problem of the muddy water accumulated in the potholes. Bus driver Sumon Miah and CNG autorickshaw driver Enamul Alam said, "Not only in the part of the renovation work, but also potholes and vandalism.

Cars get damaged a lot on the road. Often the wheels and parts of the car are damaged. Engineer Mizanur Rahman, a resident of Hajipur area, said that he has to go to Kulaura city every day. Work started on the broken parts of the road during the last dry season. The contractor has not completed the work so far. of the contractor.

Negligently left for months in a potholed and dilapidated state. Riding a motorcycle on the road is very dangerous. Jamil Iqbal, the owner of the contractor company, could not be contacted despite repeated calls to the mobile phone to inquire about the renovation of the road.