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Eviction drives to recover footpaths will begin Sept 20: Atiqul
DHAKA, Sept 12, 2019 (BSS) – Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)
Atiqul Islam today said the corporation will start eviction drives on
September 20 in its jurisdiction areas aiming to recover the city’s footpaths
from illegal occupants.
“Recovering footpaths from illegal occupants will be a challenging task
for us,” he told a function, arranged by DNCC, at Gabtoli Kitchen Market in
the capital.
The DNCC mayor said the local government and the city corporations are
constructing footpaths in the capital, but most of those are being occupied,
which is a matter of regret.
“I’ve already talked to Local Government, Rural Development and
Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam in this regard. We want that people will
walk through footpaths and vehicles will move on roads,” Atiq said, seeking
cooperation of all in conducting eviction drives to recover footpaths.
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