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HEAVY RAIN-KHULNA
Heavy rain cripples Khulna
KHULNA, Feb 27, 2019 (BSS) – Incessant torrential rains starting early
yesterday waterlogged nearly two-third of Khulna city, paralyzing city life
and causing immense suffering of its city dwellers for around 14 hours.
According to Met office, 90 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in the
city in the last 15 hours till 9.00pm today (Wednesday).
Talking to Regional Director of Khulna Met Office Ameerul Azad said,
cautionary signal no-3 has been hoisting at Mongla Sea Port.
Many areas of the city’s KDA Avenue, Khanjahan Ali Road, Lower Jessore
Road, Rupsha Strand Road, Sher-e-Bagla Road, Tutpara and many low lying areas
have already gone under knee-deep water and vehicular movement in these areas
have been severely restricted.
Rainwater already flooded kitchen markets, slums and the ground floors of
most buildings and markets. Many human hauler, battery run easy bike and
rickshaw were found stranded on waterlogged roads while office-goers were
seen struggling to find transport.
Residents blame the negligence of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) for the
water-logging in the city that has been recurring every year.
However, vehicular movement on different city roads still to abnormal as
the water did not receded from most areas.
Mayor of KCC Talukder Abdul Khaleque said that a project was taken up by
KCC to excavate the city’s 22 canals and Mayur River in 2019-20 fiscal year.
For this purpose eviction drives has been begun early this month.
KCC cannot keep up the regular cleaning and excavation of canals, he
said. He pointed out that some people constructed structures and grabbed some
portion of land of most of the canals in defiance of laws adding to the
problem.
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