Published: 12:00 AM, 23 August 2016
Heavy rainfalls cripples life in Khulna city
Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Head Quarter was logged by rain water on Sunday. (Inset) KMP office inside scenery. According to Khulna Weather Office source, the city has experienced the heaviest rainfalls of 214 mm in the last 50 years. -Ekramul Kabir
Torrential rains starting early Sunday waterlogged nearly one-fourth of Khulna city, paralyzed city life and causing immense sufferings to the city dwellers for around 10 hours.According to Met office, 137 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in the city in nine hours till 3.00pm on Sunday. Regional Director of Khulna Met Office, Ameerul Azad said, No-3 cautionary signal has been hoisted 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, Iqbalnagar, Tutpara and many low lying areas have already gone under knee-deep water and vehicular movement in these areas have been severely hampered. Visiting these areas at around 10am, this correspondent saw for himself that rainwater flooded kitchen markets, slums and the ground floors of most of the buildings and markets. Many human haulers and battery-run easy bike 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.
Abdul Aleem, Pricipal of Govt Women College in Khulna expressed his frustration, saying," KCC has turned a blind eye to the city's water-logging problem." "Every year, KCC spends a huge amount of money on excavating canals, but had the work been conducted properly, the city dwellers would not have to face this problem," he said while making his way through knee-deep water in Boyra area to his College this morning.
-AA Correspondent, Khulna
Many areas of the city's KDA Avenue, Khanjahan Ali Road, Lower Jessore Road, Rupsha Strand Road, Sher-e-Bagla Road, Iqbalnagar, Tutpara and many low lying areas have already gone under knee-deep water and vehicular movement in these areas have been severely hampered. Visiting these areas at around 10am, this correspondent saw for himself that rainwater flooded kitchen markets, slums and the ground floors of most of the buildings and markets. Many human haulers and battery-run easy bike 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.
Abdul Aleem, Pricipal of Govt Women College in Khulna expressed his frustration, saying," KCC has turned a blind eye to the city's water-logging problem." "Every year, KCC spends a huge amount of money on excavating canals, but had the work been conducted properly, the city dwellers would not have to face this problem," he said while making his way through knee-deep water in Boyra area to his College this morning.
-AA Correspondent, Khulna
