Drive resumes to free Buriganga from encroaches
Published : 06 Feb 2019, 14:04
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) conducted drive at Koylaghat in the city's Kamrangirchar today for the second consecutive day to demolish illegal establishments along the Buriganga River.
A mobile court of BIWTA started the demolition work around 10:30am.
The drive will continue until 4:00pm today.
Eelier, some 200 illegal establishments, including a three-story building, were demolished at Nabanchar on the first day of the drive on Tuesday. The eviction drive will continue until February 19.
The BIWTA in its previous eviction drive from January 29-31 evicted 444 illegal establishments along the Buriganga River.
BIWTA identified 609 illegal establishments, including 56 multi-story buildings, on the banks of the Buriganga River from Sadarghat to Gabtoli area and these are being evicted in different phases.
Source: unb