People suffer in Paturia, Daulatdia tailbacks
Passengers
on the both ends of Paturia and Daulatdia ferry terminals are suffering
as they remain stuck in a tailback on Sunday, September 18, 2016. In
the photo, workers are putting sand-filled sacks on the banks of the
Padma River to save a ferry landing station in Paturia terminal from
erosion. Photo: Palash Khan
Passenger busses remain stuck in a tailback at Paturia ferry terminal
on Sunday, September 18, 2016. Photo: Palash Khan Thousands of people
have been suffering on both ends of Paturia and Daulatdia ferry
terminals due to a tailback.
Ferry services at the terminals were hampered triggering a two-kilometre tailback as the number of landing stations at Daulatdia end was decreased due to river erosion.
Passengers of 21 south and south-western districts travelling to and fro have been facing serious problems including shortages food and toilet facilities at the ferry terminals.
Ferry services at the terminals were hampered triggering a two-kilometre tailback as the number of landing stations at Daulatdia end was decreased due to river erosion.
Passengers of 21 south and south-western districts travelling to and fro have been facing serious problems including shortages food and toilet facilities at the ferry terminals.
Passenger busses remain stuck in a tailback at Paturia ferry terminal on Sunday, September 18, 2016.
Two of the four landing stations of the Two of the four landing
stations of the Daulatdia terminal are in operation, our Manikganj
correspondent reports quoting Md Shafiqul Islam, manager (commerce) of
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Daulatdia ferry
terminal.
The landing station no. 4 was closed at around 1:00am today as its approach road of Rajbari Roads and High ways damaged by the river erosion, he said.
The landing station no. 2 was suspended earlier due to the damage by the erosion, the BIWTC official added.
Abdus Sattar, manager (Marine), of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha office, said 13 of 19 ferries are in operation as six are being repaired.
Around five hundred vehicles were seen stranded at Daulatdia terminal under Goalunda upazila in Rajbari district today.
On the other end, a two-kilometre tailback was created at Paturia ferry terminal under Shivalaya upazila in Manikganj where Shyamal, a youth of Faridpur, said he was waiting for ferry at Paturia terminal for nearly three hours.
A driver of Eagle Paribahan said his vehicle was stranded at Paturia terminal for more than two and a half hour.
The landing station no. 4 was closed at around 1:00am today as its approach road of Rajbari Roads and High ways damaged by the river erosion, he said.
The landing station no. 2 was suspended earlier due to the damage by the erosion, the BIWTC official added.
Abdus Sattar, manager (Marine), of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha office, said 13 of 19 ferries are in operation as six are being repaired.
Around five hundred vehicles were seen stranded at Daulatdia terminal under Goalunda upazila in Rajbari district today.
On the other end, a two-kilometre tailback was created at Paturia ferry terminal under Shivalaya upazila in Manikganj where Shyamal, a youth of Faridpur, said he was waiting for ferry at Paturia terminal for nearly three hours.
A driver of Eagle Paribahan said his vehicle was stranded at Paturia terminal for more than two and a half hour.
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