Locals fear house collapse as mindless sand lifting on
Continuous sand lifting with a dredger creates a large and deep ditch, posing threat to the adjacent houses at Khansamapara village in Fulbari union of Gobindaganj upazila under Gaibandha district.Photo: STAR
Local people of Khanshapara in Gobindagnaj upazila feared their houses might be collapsed into a large ditch at any time created due to mindless sand lifting. The ditch is becoming deeper day by day due to continued sand lifting by the authorities concerned for setting up a cluster village, causing serious threat to the adjacent 15 houses in the area, said locals. Government allocated about Tk one crore for setting up the cluster village on a khas wetland in the area to accommodate destitute people, said sources. Niberon Chandra, resident of Khanshapara village, said “We repeatedly urged the authorities concerned to shift the location of sand lifting, considering the problem, but they turned a blind eye to the matterâ€. We informed the project implementation officer (PIO) about the matter but to no effect, said Santunu Kumar Dev, chairman of Fulbari union parishad. Contacted, PIO Nayab Ali said “If their houses face threat of collapse, they can shift them to a safer place as they have been living on the land illegally for longâ€.
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