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Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) today demolished 135 structures built illegally on the bank of the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj s Rupganj upazila.
BIWTA s Executive Magistrate Mahabub Jamil conducted the daylong drive in Noapara and Kazipara areas of the upazila, our Narayanganj correspondent reports.
Sheikh Masud Kamal, joint director of BIWTA s Narayanganj river port, told journalists that a total of 135 structures constructed illegally on the land of the river were destroyed today.
In the two days till today, around 200 structures were demolished from the river land, the official said.
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Locals allege that the administration is sitting idle.
Filling up the river bank without permission from the Department of Environment is a criminal offence, yet the company has already filled up around eight acres of the river bank and adjacent low-lying land claiming that it is their land.
Meanwhile, a team of the National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) yesterday visited the spot and asked the APSCL to stop filling up the river. We will submit a report after verifying the land documents and talking to all related government agencies. However, river is the main priority of the NRCC. So, we will see whether they [APSCL] are hampering the flow of the river or not, said Md Shafiullah, deputy chief hydrologist of the NRCC, after visiting the spot.