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Lack of road adds to the suffering of Faridpur villagers

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Lack of road adds to the suffering of Faridpur villagers

Village residents say that the construction of a 100-meter road, which will connect the village with the neighboring one, will relieve them of their difficult situation.

Sanjib Das

November 02, 2024, 13:50

Last modified: November 02, 2024, 13:59

Lack of road in Sonadangi village in Faridpur has added to the misery of the villagers. Photo: TVS

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Lack of road in Sonadangi village in Faridpur has added to the misery of the villagers. Photo: TVS

Lack of road in Sonadangi village in Faridpur has added to the misery of the villagers. Photo: TVS

The plight of 50 families living in Sonadanga, a small village surrounded by low-lying areas in Ballabhdi union under Saltha upazila of Faridpur, is getting worse day by day as there is no access road to the village from either side.

Lack of roads forces villagers to travel to Sadar districts and upazilas on foot through agricultural lands. During the monsoon, the village is surrounded by flood water, leaving locals with no choice but to take boats to get to work.

Students of local schools and colleges, as well as those who are forced to leave the village every day to work, suffer the most.

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Parents also find it difficult to get their children married as people in nearby villages and other areas tend to avoid sending proposals due to lack of proper communication.

Schoolchildren suffer the most as they have to wade through mud every day to attend classes.

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Schoolchildren suffer the most as they have to wade through mud every day to attend classes.

Schoolchildren suffer the most as they have to wade through mud every day to attend classes.

Residents of Sonadanga claim that the construction of a 100-metre road that will connect the village with its neighboring village and its connecting roads will relieve them of their plight.

Currently, about 200 people from 50 families live in the village.

During a recent visit, this correspondent saw the effects of the monsoon in the vicinity of the village. The roads through the farmland are muddy and villagers, including farmers carrying their produce and children attending school, are forced to wade through the mud.

“Although we have 100 percent power supply, we do not have access road. In the event of an emergency, there is no way to take anyone to the hospital. We have to wade through mud every day to get to the bazaar or market. upazila,” said village resident Selima Begum.

Photo: TVS

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Photo: TVS

Photo: TVS

“Also, no one wants to marry their children to ours because of connectivity issues. We call on the authorities to build the road and end our suffering,” she said.

Khondokar Saifur Rahman Shaheen, chairman of Union Ballabhdi Parishad, said, “Initiatives to construct the road have been taken several times in the past, but they were not successful due to non-availability of government land.

“In addition, many landowners are also not eager to give up part of their land for the road. We have informed the upazila nirbahi (UN) officer about this,” he said.

In an interview with Saltha UNO, Dr. Anisur Rahman Bali was told that the country does not have enough government land to build roads. “The road initiative can be implemented if local residents allow it to be built on part of their land.”