Electric poles have been installed in an unplanned way in Madaripur, with locals fearing that such disorganised arrangement could lead to accidents.
Most of the poles tilted to a side and locals say those were not properly installed.
They also allege incompetence on the part of the contractor that installed the poles and also engineers in charge of supervising installations.
Bashar Mahmud, a local old man, said the poles should have been organised well while being set up but those now have just created a mess.
The newly-installed poles are larger than the previous ones and have been installed in 21 southern districts as part of a power development project.
Golam Azam Irad, who lives in Badamtola area, said a pole in his locality remains in a vulnerable state and could fall on the road any time.
“There was an accident when another pole completely tilted and touched a house,” he said.
Poles carrying electricity from Madaripur to Shariatpur, Gopalganj and Barisal have also been installed in the same way. Locals claimed that unskilled workers were paid Tk500 per day to do the job while no project official supervised the task.
Some workers told the Dhaka Tribune that the allegation was true but the contractor refused to comment.
Madaripur power division’s Executive Engineer Asadur Rahman conceded that the poles do not look good because of the way those had been installed.
