Illegal
Grabbing of Rivers and Canals
Mabrur Atiqi, Dhaka, 30 October: Land grabbing has been a great
problem in Dhaka city and its adjacent areas. Since the land of this city and
its adjacent areas is highly precious, some powerful people are involved in
this malpractice. These so-called powerful people have political link.
It
is known that some developers and housing companies are also involved in land
grabbing. They manage government officials and prepare false papers and
documents of the land and grab it. In some cases the common people are also
driven away from their parental land.
These land grabbers are also grabbing rivers and canals
unabatedly. Most of the areas of rivers in Dhaka city have already gone into
the grasp of the land grabbers. They are filling up rivers unabated every day.
Such activities are creating hindrance to the free movement of water
transports. Besides, the navigation of these rivers is being affected
seriously.
The
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority should take effective steps against
the malpractice of grabbing lands. Laws should be strictly implemented to save
water lands of Dhaka and its adjacent areas.
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