Roughly more than 1,00,000 people suffer everyday while travelling along a road that connects Thakurgaon with Dinajpur as the road has been in a rundown state for so long.
Elderly people and pregnant women are the worst sufferers because they have a bumpy ride while commuting along the road.
Our correspondent visited the road himself.
He saw the six-kilometre part of the road from Dinajpur’s Pirganj to Shalguni and the twelve-kilometre part of the same road in Dinajpur’s Bochaganj upazila were full of potholes, which makes the journey for the elderly and the pregnant a nightmare.
The worst thing is that the Shoa bridge and the road that goes through Banshgarha at Pirganj upazila are not at all worth using.
They pose a severe risk for the travellers, because of which the vehicles, including Dhaka-bound buses, BRTC gate-locked buses, goods-laden trucks, are often seen stuck here.
Fresh potholes have recently formed in front of Krishnapur, Setabgang Filling Station, Krishnapur Bazar, Daulatpur Bazar at Dinajpur’s Bochaganj upazila.
Such potholes become unidentifiable during the rainy season, when rain waters deposit on the potholed road making it invisible for road users, including drivers.
Pirganj Upazila Engineer Tajmil Khan said: “We have got an allocation of Tk80 lakh this fiscal year for expanding the five-kilometre road from Pirganj to Shalguni up to 18 feet. We hope that the construction will begin soon.”
Bochaganj Upazila Engineer Md Rojdid Ahmed said: “Road works are becoming impossible for us because we are not getting an adequate allocation for it. However, the road will be repaired soon.’