Srimangal/Moulvibazar/Representative/

The road leading to Srimangal Upazila Health Complex of Moulvibazar and 12 tea gardens and several important offices is in poor condition. Due to potholes on the road, sick patients and commuters are suffering. Even though the road has been tendered for renovation, the public has suffered due to negligence of the contractor.

It is known that the road adjacent to Srimangal BGB headquarters and hospital is located between Rajghat and Ashidron Union of the upazila. One has to go to some important government and private offices along with upazila health complex along with 12 tea gardens through the road. Students of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) Headquarters and Border Guard High School at Srimangal use the road. Also, tourists coming from different places including various tea gardens, Ramesh’s seven color tea shop (Neelkanth) in Srimangal, Jalalabad gas head office have to go on this road to enjoy the beauty of tea gardens.
It can be seen that due to the lack of renovation of the road for a long time, small and big potholes have been created at different places on the road. Traffic is moving slowly. Locals also complain that minor accidents are also happening. Md Hafiz, a resident of the area, said that the condition of the road is currently so bad that many times they are forced to travel by alternative roads.

Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr. Md. Sajjad Hossain Chowdhury said that seriously ill patients who come to the hospital to take care of the patient travel through this road. Due to the bad condition of the road, the sick patients are suffering. He demanded that the road should be repaired in a timely manner to alleviate the public suffering.

Councilor Azad of Ward 2 of Srimangal Municipality said that people have been suffering from this road for a long time. He demanded that the road work should be repaired as soon as possible. In this regard, Upazila Engineer of LGED Md Yusuf Hossain Khan said, I have sent the scheme to the higher authorities for the renovation of one kilometer road, which has also been approved.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ali Rajib Mahmud Mithun told CNBangladesh that he is aware of the matter, but he has tried to contact the contractor who got the road repair work many times but failed. He was not found even by sending people to his house. He also said that he has instructed Aceland to cancel the contractor’s licenses and get the work done quickly by another contractor.