Authorities have started demolishing illegal structures from the bank of the Shibbaria river in Sunday in a bid to free it from land grabbers.
Md Ebadat Hossain, executive magistrate of Patuakhali led the drive in Kalapara removing eight illegal structures on the first day.
During the drive, illegal structures built by Syeed Howlader, Abul Kalam, Sohag Mia, Abul Kasem, Abdul Jabbar, Raja Mia, Subhas and Mojibur Rahman were demolished at about 3:00 pm.
Local land officials, Rab and policemen assisted the drive.
Earlier, Patuakhali district administration issued an eviction notice to the aforesaid eight on July 10. The notice asked them to remove their structures within seven days but to no effect, the executive magistrate said.
Similar steps will be taken soon against all other grabbers who built illegal structures by occupying riverbank, an official of Patuakhali district administration said.
According to officials and locals, over 100 illegal structures have been built by grabbing Shibbaria riverbank. Many grabbers built walls by grabbing different river points which are often used as harbor by fishing trawlers from the Bay during flood, cyclone and tidal surge.
Source : The Daily Star
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