Moulvibazar Correspondent :
The pond adjacent to the raw market in Robirbazar of Prithimpasha Union of Kulaura Upazila has now become a garbage dump. For a long time, the market’s garbage has been dumped in the pond. Although the pond has been filled with garbage from the raw market for a long time and is in crisis, there is a
There is no surveillance by the concerned authorities.
A visit to the Robirbazar Raw Market area shows that there are more than two thousand shops, both large and small, in Robirbazar and Raw Market. The pond occupies 26 percent of the area in the middle of the market. Previously, it was used for various purposes.
Locals used to use the pond water. Due to lack of supervision, the pond has now become a dumping ground for garbage. The stench and pollution are spreading all around. Shops have also been set up on the pond gnat. In addition, the Mahaldar of Robirbazar has violated the lease terms of the government and has occupied the road and set up shops,
Traders have complained that they are charging extra money at will without putting up market price signboards. As there are no dustbin facilities inside the market, traders are throwing garbage into the pond.
Local traders Manu Mia, Anwar Ali, Inam Uddin, and Yusuf Ali said that earlier, traders in the market used to wash vegetables in the pond in addition to performing ablution and bathing. Currently, there is no water in this pond, only dirt and garbage. The market
Since there is no dustbin inside, people have turned the pond into a dustbin by dumping garbage.
Masuk Ahmed, president of the Robirbazar Businessmen Welfare Association, said that this is the pond of the government market. The pond from which water would have been available in case of a fire in the market
Now it is filled with dirt and garbage. The business association has appealed to the upazila administration and concerned parties several times to clean the pond and restore its old environment. He demanded that the administration take the initiative to clean the pond soon.
Prithimpasha Union Land Assistant Officer Mohammad Rakib Ahmed said that garbage has been dumped in the pond adjacent to the Robirbazar Land Office for many days. The local land office does not have any government allocation to clean it. The matter has been informed to the higher authorities. Prithimpasha Union Parishad UP member Golam Hossain said, “If there is a fire accident in this huge Robir Bazaar, where will water be supplied from? Mahaldar has turned the pond into a dustbin without cleaning it. He has taken 5 percent of the deposit of the lessees and given it to the market.
He drew the attention of the upazila administration to take the initiative to build dustbins and clean the pond.
Deepak Dey, the headman of Robir Bazar, denied the allegations and said that due to the limited space in the market, traders often do business on the streets. The dirt in the raw market
We have repeatedly forbidden traders from dumping in the pond. We throw the market waste elsewhere on our own initiative.
Assistant Commissioner of Land Shah Zahurul Hossain said, we have inspected the pond on site. A project proposal has been prepared to dig it out.
The pond will be dug quickly once the funds are allocated. Everyone should be aware not to throw garbage into the pond.
