Peyarabagh roads in dilapidated condition
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury
The roads in city's Peyarabagh area has been in a dilapidated condition over the last one and a half months due to digging and lengthy repair work by Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) and Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).The condition of the roads will deteriorate in the upcoming rainy season, local residents fear. "We cannot walk around properly due to the work on water and sewerage lines and drainage," said Habibur Rahman, a resident of Peyarabagh. The two narrow streets popularly known as 12 Number Slum Road and Peyarabagh Road were at first dug up by Wasa during early March for laying new pipes to improve the water supply system, said a shopkeeper in the area. Immediately after Wasa's work, DCC started replacing the sewerage lines to remove waterlogging which is a regular phenomenon in this area. The work is in progress but major parts of the roads still remain waterlogged. Over 50,000 residents and shopkeepers of this densely-populated area are suffering from the shabby condition of the roads. Lanes and by-lanes in the area are also blocked with the construction materials. "Hopefully the sewerage work will be done within the next ten days and that will bring to an end of the sufferings of these people," said Solaiman, a staff member of the contractors assigned by DCC. But the contractors could not tell when the asphalt sealing of these roads will be done after the sewerage system work. The residents of the area are fearing that they will have to face further sufferings in the upcoming rainy season.
| 
