AMTALI, BARGUNA, Aug 12: This rainy season about 600 muddy roads of 1,701 kilometre (KM) stretches have been clayey, halting transport and public movement.
According to sources at Upazila Local Government Engineering Department, the total road stretches in seven unions and one municipality of the upazila are 2,607km; of these, 827km road is pucca, 79km is brick soiled, and 1,701km road is muddy.
There are 200 villages in seven unions of the 625 square km upazila having about 800 small and big roads including 600 muddy ones.
Main muddy roads included Kasem Mollar Bari to Jelekar Sluice Gate (3km) Road in Holdia Village at Holdia Union, Boloibunia Dam to Laxmi Nizam Uddin Memberer Bari (5km) in Uttar Tokabunia Village, Uttar Toktabunia Sona Mollar Bari to Fulgazir Bari (1km), Gurudal Advocate MA Quader Miar Bari to Altaf Hossain Mollar Bari (1km), Gurudal Madrasa to JB Sener Haat High School (2km), Chila Afel Uddin Mridhar Bari to Chila Haat (4km), Afel Uddin Mridha Bari via Ramzi Khal to Ramzi Haat (4km), Ramzi Government Primary School to Office Bazar (3km), Purba Chila Afser Hawladar Bari to Munsir Bari (4km), Gurudal School to Abdul Hawladar Bari (1km), Toktabunia Julekar Sluice Gate to Dofadar Bridge (3km), Uttar Toktabunia Dadan Sharifer Bari to Hajji Bari (2km), Uttar Toktabunia Government Primary School to Kathalia Bazar (5km), Rawgha Shah Alam Memberer Bari to Wapda (5 km), Toktabunia Dofadar Bridge to Subondhi (6km), Subondhi Dam to Char Rawgha (5km), Toktabunia Office Bazar to Kanai Mridha Bari (3km), Sonauta Sluice Gate to Sonauta Government Primary School (3km), Purba Chila Ebtedaye Madrasa to Purba Chila Government Primary School (3km), Purba Chila Akkas Khaner Bari to Hanif Doctorer Bari (3km), Purba Chila Shahjanhan Khaner Bari to Chila Government Primary School (4km), Purba Chila Ayub Khaner Bari to Chila Hasem Biswas (3.5km), Chila Biswaser Bazar via Khastabak Government Primary School to Pachwim Chila Government Primary School (5km), Chila Tunga Sanku to Alam Gazir Bari (3km), and Chila HS School via Haboib Khaner Bari to Haji Torab Ali Shishusadan Road (2km).
Rameshwar Chandra Hawladar of Uttar Toktabunia Village at Holdia Union said, "In the rainy season, our troubles turn severe due to clay on the road."
Another woman Aleya Begum, over 60, of the same village said, "We can't move because of clay on the road."
Holdia Union Chairman Asaduzzaman Mintu Mallik said, Holdia Union is the biggest in the upazila having the highest population; its internal communication is very bad; number of muddy roads is higher; in the rainy season, public sufferings go up because of the muddy road.
"We have prepared list of muddy roads and submitted proposal to the LGED for metalising," the chairman added.
Muddy roads are also causing public sufferings in other unions including Chawra, Kukua, Arpangashia, and Amtali unions in the upazila.
At Chawra Union, the muddy road included Patakata Masjid Sharifer Bari to Nasu Matubbarer Bari Road (2km), Patakata Jugiar Bridge to Fokor Uddin Sikdar Bari (3km), Md Nazrul Islam Talukdarer Bari to Betmour Madrasa (2km), Ghotkhali Sluice Gate to Betmour Madrasa (4km), Chawra Betmour Madrasa to Fokir Boyati Bari (3km), Purba Patakata Nurul Haq Junior High School to Joynal Sikdarer Bari (3km), Amra Gachhia Sluice Gate to Munsi Bari (2km), Anis Talukdar Bari to Motleb Ghoramir Bari (3km), Patakata Rustum Matubbarer Bari to Hafez Matubbar Bari (3km), Chandra Dame to Chandra Bazar Road (3km), and Potikata Mokbul Matubberer Bari to Salam Matubbarer Bari Road (4km).
At Kukua Union, muddy roads are: Amra Gachhia Government Primary School to Charkhali Community Clinic Road (5km), Kalipura Talukdar Bari to Montu Masterer Bari (2km), Kalipura Talukdarer Bari to Highway (1km), Krishnanagar Payda Bari to Atahar Hawladar Bari (3km), Pachwim Kukua Nizkata Pol to Amjed Hawladar Bari (2km), Kewa Bunia Goni Masterer Bari to Khaled Masterer Bari (2km), Mahishkata via Wapda to Brick Field (5km), Kewa Bunia School front to Hasan Paydar Bari (2km), Kewa Bunia Haji Afaz Uddiner Bari to Wapda (2km), Purba Chunakhali Government Primary School to Khakdan Government Primary School (2km), Kewa Bunia Brick Field to Wapda (2km), and Kukua Haat via Wapda to Sonakhali Chowkidar Bari Road (4km).
At Arpangashia Union, Arpangashia Safiz Uddin Hawladar Bari to Quader Mir Bari Road (3km), Ghopkhali Mostafa Talukdarer Bari to Baliatali Wapda (3km), Ghopkhali Abdur Razzaker Bari to Ghopkhali Culvert (1km), Charakgachhia Talgachhia Road to Soumbaria Haat (5km), Charakgachhia Hafezia Madrasa to Seraj Hawladarer Bari (2km), Uttar Charakgachhia Milon Hawladarer Bari to Jalal Sharifer Bari (2km), Ghopkhali Chalam Talukdarer Bari to Bhaylabunia School (3km), Ghopkhali Stand to Zakir Masterer Bari (6km), Jugua Bridge to Arpangashia Old Launchghat (4km), Tarikata Madrasa to Patakata Sultan Hawladarer Bari (3km), Arpangashia Bazar to Poshur Bunia (8km), and Poshur Bunia to Hasan Kazir Bari Road (6km).
At Amtali Union, muddy roads are: Chhota Neelganj Atkari Dam Ghat to Akon Bari Road (3km), Moitha Government Primary School to Highway (3km), Ultakhali Government Primary School to Pujakhola Wapda (2km), Pujakhola Sluice Gate to Tiakhali Haat (2km), Ultakhali Nasir Memberer Bari to Alhajj Md Nurul Islam Mridha Bari (2km), Bandra to Ultakhali (2km), Sekandarkhali Highway Idris Hawladerer Bari to Mridha Bari (2km), Bandra Sowmill to Tiakhali Government Primary School (3km), Bandra Stand via Pachwim Wapda to Charghat highway (4km), Wapdakallayanpur Stand to Koroibunia Government Primary School (4km), Tiakhali Marhum Chhattar Mridha Memberer Bari to Khuriar Kheyaghat (6km), Uttar Tiakhali via Wapda to Tiakhali Madrasa (3km), Choladanga Maznu Mridhar Bari to Chhota Neelganj High School (5km), Chhota Neelganj High School to Marhum Advocate Gazi Amir Hossain Bari (3km), Nasna Para Monir Talukdarer Bari to Shialia Government Primary School (3km), Pujakhola Mawlana Monnaner Bari to Tiakhali Government Primary School (3km), and Charghat to Bandra Bazar Road (3km).
A class six student Boni Amin said, "We face trouble for going to school in the rainy season. Our books and dresses are damaged for clayey water.
It is the same road condition in Nachnapara Village of Amtali Sadar Upazila.
Over 200 students of Dakkhin Pachwim Amtali Government Primary School are suffering communication on the only muddy road of going to their school.
Head Teacher of the school Gazi Shahidul Islam said, the Nachnapara Village Road has been clayey this rainy season; student attendance has drastically decreased.
Amtali Sadar Union Chairman Md Motahar Uddin Mridha said, "Communication is hampered in my union because of the clayey road. We hope all muddy roads will be metalised rapidly."
Other muddy roads are: Gulishakhali Bazar Sluice Gate via Wapda and Khekuaani Government Primary School to Angulkata Sluice Gate Road (8km), Khekuani Sluice Gate to Angulkata Harun Sikdar Bari (5km), Gulishakhali Union Parishad to Gochhkhali Mazar (2km), Kalibari to Hatemia Madrasa (6km), Dalachara Jalil Masterer Bari to Kolagachhia Hawladar Bari (4km), Gochhkhali Barek Gazir Bari to Uttar Purba Kolagachhia Government Primary School (5km), Kalibari Shah Alam Mawlana Bari to Montu Chowkidarer Bari (4km), Fokirkhali Government Primary School to Pachwim Kolagachhia Government Primary School (3km), Gulishakhali Village's Kalu Gazir Bari to Mawlana Abdul Mannaner Bari (2km), and Dalchara Sluice Gate to Jahangir Masterer Shop Road (3km).
A class three student of the school Abu Saad and class four student Jubaida Begum said, "Our suffering knows no bound on the road."
Gulishakhali Union Chairman Advocate Md Monirul Islam said, these muddy roads need to be metalised soon for good communications.
At Atharogachhia Union, Atharogachhia Anil Sheeler Bari to Goni Paydar Bari Road (2km), Dorokata Pucca Bridge to Uttar Godanga (3km), Munsir Haat to Uttar Gera Bunia Kalam Mollar Bari (3km), Chawla Bazar to Taher Talukdarer Bari (2km), Munsir Haat Bridge to Kasem Hawladar Bari (2km), and Amtali Gazipur FRB Road to Mona Gazi Bari (2km) are lying deplorable.
Atharogachhia Union Chairman Md Rafiqul Islam Ripon said, "This rainy season, even animals can't move on muddy roads in my union."
