Editorial
Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover
Milestone in city infrastructure
The inauguration of the Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday is surely a matter of relief for citizens not only in the capital but across the country as well. Given the acute traffic congestion that people have repeatedly endured between Gulistan and Jatrabari, both while going out of Dhaka and coming back to it, the flyover gives us hope that the old worries associated with travelling will not be there any more. The completion of the flyover has taken a rather long time, but now that it is finally open to the public, we are happy.
The new flyover comes in addition to a few others that have in recent times been opened, to the general satisfaction of the public. One cannot but record one's appreciation of the efforts put in by the authorities into the building of these flyovers, the result of which has been an easing of tension on the part of citizens who for long have had nightmares every time they have contemplated journeys on the long haul. That said, one cannot but suggest that there will be a need for more such flyovers not just in the capital but also elsewhere if traffic movement is to be brought up to modern standards.
We would like to note that the Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover is a culmination of the efforts made by local expertise, in the form of design, layout and construction. That says a lot about the indigenous skills that we can from here on apply to developmental schemes in the country. We thank our architects, engineers, contractors, builders, workers and, of course, the government for a stupendous mission accomplished.
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