With just 23 days left for the monsoon to arrive, waterlogging fear starts haunting city dwellers. Capital Dhaka’s many areas witness severe water logging due to the torrential rains with the onset of monsoon throwing normal life out of gear every year.
Triggered by active monsoon, Dhaka reels under rainwater with traffic tailback everywhere while commuters are seen wading through pools of muddy water.
Many parts of the city, including Dhanmondi, RokeyaSarani, Kazipara, Shewrapara, SenparaParbata, MerulBadda, Gulshan, BijoySarani, Mouchak, Malibagh, Shantinagar, Arambagh, Motijheel, Sukrabad, Kalabagan, Gulistan, Manik Mia Avenue and Old Dhaka are inundated by the rainwater.
And even the country’s administrative hub, the Secretariat, also goes under knee-deep water.
Besides, lanes and by-lanes in the capital also go under ankle to knee- deep water.
We hope the two city corporations will take immediate measures and work together to free the capital Dhaka from waterlogging.
We hope the two city corporations will take
immediate measures and work together to
free the capital Dhaka from waterlogging
The responsibility of Dhaka’s drainage system and canals has already been handed over to the Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation to eliminate waterlogging in Dhaka.
Besides, the canals and water bodies under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, RAJUK and Water Development Board will also be handed over to the two city corporations.
Therefore, we think the two mayors will be playing a very important role in drainage management and renovation works to ensure normal water flow of these canals.
We think everything necessary will be done to get rid of the city's waterlogging problem to a large extent this monsoon.
