Brahmanbaria city sinks when it rains heavily

The streets of Brahmanbaria city were submerged in heavy rain for several hours. Residents suffered due to flooding. Locals and environmentalists complain that the canals are blocked by the influential people and the construction of structures is causing waterlogging. They also complain that the municipal authorities are not cleaning the drains regularly.
On Friday from 11 am to 5 pm, the main roads of the city including Kawtali Stadium area, Court Road, Kumarsheel Mor, Jail Road, Medda area, Fulbaria, Munsefpara, Haldarpara, Faridul Huda Road, Paikpara, Anandabazar, Kazipara, Maurail area were hit by heavy rain. goes down
Residents of the city complain that the canals and drains have been encroached upon by the influential and the remaining drains are not regularly cleaned by the municipal workers, resulting in waterlogging due to non-discharge.
Idris, the hotel owner of the city's Kumarsheel intersection, complained that water had entered the shop during the rain.
Helena Begum, a resident of Kautli area of the city, said, I am taking my grandson home with knee water. He believes that if the municipal authorities cleaned the drains properly, there would have been no flooding in the city.
Shamim, president of the Brahmanbaria district branch of Nongar, a social organization for the protection of rivers and lives, demanded the immediate rescue of the encroached canal.
In this regard, the chief executive officer of Brahmanbaria municipality. Abdul Quddus said that the water is not being drained properly due to the use of polythene stuck in the drains of the city. Municipal sanitation workers are cleaning the drains. The water will go down quickly.