Water logging in DND area

In the meantime, officials of Narayanganj district administration, Dhaka City Corporation and Narayanganj municipality have clearly stated that waste disposal of the localities is not their responsibility. WASA and WDB engineers have already warned that the area will face permanent water logging soon as clusters of small plots are developed with low cost housing or other structural projects.

Apparently an attempt was made some five years ago under the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan for proper development of the area, but in the face of stiff resistance from hundreds of private landowners, the initiative had to be abandoned.

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Water logging in the DND area can still be tackled by installing suitable pumping devices for draining out stagnant waters. Experts maintain that proper and effective measures should be taken without any further loss of time lest the entire place is filled with concrete structures. It is also observed that if timely action is not taken the rise in the water level might breach the dyke.

As much as the filling up of various lakes and water bodies within the city limits remains a grave concern it must be said that the magnitude and consequences of water logging for the DND area are far too formidable to be dealt with in a casual manner. It should also be remembered that the people of the locality belong to a comparatively poorer segment of the population in contrast to city dwellers living in and around Gulshan/Baridhara Lake and other areas of the metropolitan city. We therefore strongly urge the various agencies of the government to combine all their resources and do all that must be done to save the people of DND area from an impending disaster.