Footpath is the narrow pathway beside main road and people use this to reach their destination safely by walking and avoid the rush of main road and keep the road free for other vehicles.
But footpath of our Dhaka city is being used for different kinds of business like operating bus counter, tea stall, temporary shop, begging, extended part of a shop, etc. Moreover now a days it is also been used by motor bikers, who drive their bike to avoid heavy traffic jam of main road. Sometimes, essential footpaths are dug by concerned divisions for establishing telephone, sewerage, gas and/or electricity. For these kinds of reason the main objective of footpath is not solved. Common people are bound to avoid footpath and use main road. Sometimes it also causes road accidents.
These kinds of illegal activities are going on freely because of unconsciousness of our local administration, some corrupted people & political leaders. They are getting percentage from the illegal footpath user and protect them.
To solve the mail purpose of footpath and for the safety of the general footpath users, we must keep the footpath free form all kinds of illegal usage. For that our local administration must be alert to prevent these kinds of illegal use of footpaths. Last of all we all need to more conscious in using footpath from our personal-self.
Newspaper Published:
The Daily Financial Express
December 2, 2013 (Monday)
Link: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/12/02/6792
Md. Abdullah-Al-Mamun (Badshah)
Daffodil International University (DIU)
But footpath of our Dhaka city is being used for different kinds of business like operating bus counter, tea stall, temporary shop, begging, extended part of a shop, etc. Moreover now a days it is also been used by motor bikers, who drive their bike to avoid heavy traffic jam of main road. Sometimes, essential footpaths are dug by concerned divisions for establishing telephone, sewerage, gas and/or electricity. For these kinds of reason the main objective of footpath is not solved. Common people are bound to avoid footpath and use main road. Sometimes it also causes road accidents.
These kinds of illegal activities are going on freely because of unconsciousness of our local administration, some corrupted people & political leaders. They are getting percentage from the illegal footpath user and protect them.
To solve the mail purpose of footpath and for the safety of the general footpath users, we must keep the footpath free form all kinds of illegal usage. For that our local administration must be alert to prevent these kinds of illegal use of footpaths. Last of all we all need to more conscious in using footpath from our personal-self.
Newspaper Published:
The Daily Financial Express
December 2, 2013 (Monday)
Link: http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2013/12/02/6792
Md. Abdullah-Al-Mamun (Badshah)
Daffodil International University (DIU)