City folk frustrated by waterlogging
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Splash
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Long Read
  • Games
  • Epaper
  • More
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Subscribe
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Splash
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Long Read
  • Games
  • Epaper
  • More
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Subscribe
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
City folk frustrated by waterlogging

Bangladesh

Md Jahidul Islam
21 June, 2021, 10:10 pm
Last modified: 22 June, 2021, 12:10 pm

Related News

  • Ctg likely to see waterlogging this rainy season too
  • Traffic jam as overturned van rescue takes 6hrs
  • Sylhet flood situation deteriorates, most areas suffer a power outage
  • Authorities lack vision for Dhaka city: Syeda Rizwana
  • Labib Group acquires new dyeing factory at Dhaka EPZ

City folk frustrated by waterlogging

Ground floors of many shops and houses were inundated in Old Dhaka because of waterlogging on most roads

Md Jahidul Islam
21 June, 2021, 10:10 pm
Last modified: 22 June, 2021, 12:10 pm
City folk frustrated by waterlogging

Many roads, alleys and ground floors of low lying houses in several places in the capital were flooded by rain for only about an hour on Monday afternoon.

It took a few hours to drain the water. There was knee-deep and waist-deep water in the capital's Magbazar, Malibagh, Tejgaon, Mirpur, Gulistan, in front of the Secretariat, and several places in old Dhaka.

The ground floors of many shops and houses were inundated in Old Dhaka because of the waterlogging on most of the roads there, including Majed Sardar Road, Bangladesh Math, Nazira Bazar Chowrasta, Sikkatuli, Bangshal, and more.

Nazir Hossain of Bangshal, told The Business Standard (TBS), "The monsoon season causes us business losses because water seeps into the storage warehouses and important goods get damaged. The waterlogging also lasts longer due to construction digging and ditches on both sides of the roads.

Mirpur resident Sultan Ahmed told TBS, "Mirpur gets waterlogged as soon as clouds gather in the sky. Then there is Metrorail construction and road digging. As a result, when we go outside we are covered in mud, top to bottom."

City dwellers complained that the waterlogging was due to the negligence of the two city corporations. Even light rain causes waterlogging creating severe troubles in the city's communication system, but the city corporations have not taken any strong initiative to solve it.

On Monday, people in the capital also had to suffer in traffic jams caused by waterlogging.

Abul Hasan, a passenger stuck in a traffic jam at Farmgate at noon, told TBS he had been stuck in the same place for 30 minutes.

"I got on the bus from Mohakhali for Shahbagh an hour ago, but now I am still in Farmgate. I am thinking of walking to Shahbagh," he added.

Apart from the various development projects of the two Dhaka city corporations, the development work of various other organisations including the Metro Rail, Elevated Expressway, and Flyover projects are also ongoing on 400 kilometres of roads in the capital. As a result, most roads become muddy even after light rains.

Urban planners think that unplanned development projects of the city are a major cause of the waterlogging. Not only lack of coordination, but also lack of planning and foresight, is evident in the development work of the two city corporations and other service providers.

Maksud Hashem, chief urban planner of Dhaka North, told TBS waterlogging issues are looked after by the Waste Management Department. Usually, road and other construction is done as per  plan, but there may be some problems.

Regarding waterlogging, Dhaka South Chief Waste Management Officer, Air Commodore Md Badrul Amin, told TBS, "Waterlogging is increasing with Dhaka South  currently working on the development of 67 packages as well as other infrastructure development. However, these problems are not new and not possible to solve quickly. Work on our package will be completed by July. Then the situation is expected to come down to a tolerable level."

Meanwhile, Bus Rapid Transit project contractors have started repairing ditches with bricks on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway all the way from Tongi, to reduce traffic congestion. Six train services have also been introduced in the plan for the Dhaka-Gazipur railway route, to reduce the suffering of commuters.

Top News

Dhaka / monsoon / Monsoon rains / waterlogging

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Infographic: TBS
    Tough conditions get in way of Indian wheat import
  • Zahid Hussain/TBS Sketch
    Our problematic macroeconomic duo
  • US growth seen outpacing China’s for first time since 1976
    US growth seen outpacing China’s for first time since 1976

MOST VIEWED

  • Tk100 for bike, Tk2,400 for bus to cross Padma Bridge
    Tk100 for bike, Tk2,400 for bus to cross Padma Bridge
  • Representative Photo: Pixabay.
    Microplastics found in 5 local sugar brands
  • Bangladesh at risk of losing ownership of Banglar Samriddhi
    Bangladesh at risk of losing ownership of Banglar Samriddhi
  • Traffic jam as overturned van rescue takes 6hrs
    Traffic jam as overturned van rescue takes 6hrs
  • Representational image. Picture: Collected
    Bangladeshi student dies after being ‘pushed’ on NY subway tracks
  • PK Halder wants to return home
    PK Halder wants to return home

Related News

  • Ctg likely to see waterlogging this rainy season too
  • Traffic jam as overturned van rescue takes 6hrs
  • Sylhet flood situation deteriorates, most areas suffer a power outage
  • Authorities lack vision for Dhaka city: Syeda Rizwana
  • Labib Group acquires new dyeing factory at Dhaka EPZ

Features

Mohammad (Mejbah) Mejbahuddin, Former Senior Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh. TBS Sketch

‘No project is being delayed too long at the moment’

14h | Panorama
Dr Shamsul Hoque, Professor, Civil Engineering, BUET. TBS Sketch

‘Planning commission only in the name, there are no planners’ 

14h | Panorama
Masrur Reaz. TBS Sketch

‘To ensure accountability, contract financing should be based on ‘performance based payments’

15h | Panorama
Professor Mustafizur Rahman. Illustration: TBS

Project delays and escalating costs are driven by frequent revisions and lack of good governance

18h | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

Ways to retain body fragrance

Ways to retain body fragrance

16h | Videos
Gazipur restaurant that serves 150 food items

Gazipur restaurant that serves 150 food items

19h | Videos
How to prepare for a job

How to prepare for a job

20h | Videos
Putin's strategies to face Nato

Putin's strategies to face Nato

1d | Videos

Most Read

1
Tk100 for bike, Tk2,400 for bus to cross Padma Bridge
Bangladesh

Tk100 for bike, Tk2,400 for bus to cross Padma Bridge

2
A packet of US five-dollar bills is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
Banking

Dollar hits Tk100 mark in open market

3
The story of Bangladesh becoming a major bicycle exporter
Industry

The story of Bangladesh becoming a major bicycle exporter

4
PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire
Crime

PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire

5
Representative Photo: Pixabay.
Bangladesh

Microplastics found in 5 local sugar brands

6
Mushfiq Mobarak. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Meet the Yale professor who anchors his research in Bangladesh and scales up interventions globally

The Business Standard
Top
  • Home
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • About Us
  • Bangladesh
  • International
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Economy
  • Sitemap
  • RSS

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net

Copyright © 2022 THE BUSINESS STANDARD All rights reserved. Technical Partner: RSI Lab