Govt asked to recover water bodies in Gazipur

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to recover the public ponds, canals and water bodies that were grabbed and sealed up in Gazipur and to submit a compliance report in 30 days.

The court also issued a rule asking the authorities concerned why they should not be directed to recover the grabbed water bodies in Gazipur.

The bench of Justice Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah came up with the order and rule on a suomoto (voluntary move) following a report published in the daily Prothom Alo today under a headline ‘Shorkari Pukur Bhorat Kore Dhokhol er Hirik’ (Filling and grabbing spree of government ponds).

According to the report, there are 384 government ponds in Gazipur town and in its surrounding area. And among them 46 ponds have been sealed with soil.