Some 40 roads in the Sylhet are in extremely poor condition for long
but there is no initiative to repair. With the advent of the monsoon,
the condition has further worsened, increasing sufferings of the
Sylhet district dwellers. Some of the sistrict and city roads are
almost totally unfit for use due to ditches and potholes.
The roads are at Sylhet-Companiganj, Sylhet-Sunamganj, Sylhet-Chattak,
Sylhet-Jagannathpur, Sylhet-Beanibazar, Sylhet-Rampasha,
Sylhet-Biswanath, Sylhet-Sultanpur, Sylhet-Kamalbazar, Sylhet-Sherpur,
Sylhet-Lamakazi, Sylhet-Kanaighat and Sylhet-Zokigonj.
Besides, from Sylhet to Sherpur Highway, Station Road, Kadomtoly Road,
New Railway Station Road, are also in bad shape, which require
immediate attention of the concerned authorities. The condition of the
Keane Bridge, Lawai, Boroikandi is also sorrowful.
Saleh Ahmed, a city resident from Kujarkhala said, poor state of roads
and water logging have simply compounded our miseries.
Chief Engineer of Sylhet (RHD). “Water logging is the main reason for
dilapidation of roads as most of them go under knee deep to waist deep
water even after moderate rain.”
A city dweller said that quality of the construction materials of most
Sylhet roads and streets were sub-standard. Even, the ratio of
bitumen, sands, cement and pebbles were not maintained.
Moreover, the load capacity of these roads being less than designed.
These cave in very easily when full loaded trucks ply on. Attention
should be given to all these. But sadly there is none to take action,
a city dweller said. -Our Correspondent
