Bridge over Gulshan Lake
Presently, people wanting to go to Gulshan from Banani and vice versa, have to walk all the way unless they are rich enough to own a motor vehicle as no rickshaws are allowed to ply the Kamal Ataturk Av. For the distance, no CNG baby taxi is available and buses have to be taken from a very distant point. The proposed bridge will permit plying of rickshaws across and will facilitate walking conveniently. A few more such bridges will be a welcome relief.
What environmental hazard will be created by the bridge is not clear. Some organisations are opposing the bridge construction at the behest of the rich inhabitants of the Gulshan Lake side to stop plying of rickshaws in their posh area without any concern for the general public who face considerable difficulty moving across. I am over 70 years old and I cannot even go to Gulshan from Banani as I cannot walk such a distance. If necessary, the common people of Banani and Gulshan should be consulted about the merits of the proposed bridge.
We feel the govt. is doing the right thing and, as such, the construction of the bridge should not be delayed.
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