DHAKA, June 22, 2022 (BSS) - Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor
Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today ordered the concerned authorities to
evict an illegal installation over Rampura canal in city's Meradia Bashpatti
area.

While out on a regular weekly visit, the mayor made a stopover at the
probable site of 'Meradia-Aftab Nagar Link Bridge' near Meradia Bazar this
morning and noticed the illegal structure over the canal, said a release.

He immediately told the workers to stop construction and instructed DSCC
Chief Property Officer Rasel Sabrin, to free the Rampura canal from illicit
deployments.

Later, the mayor visited Fakirkhali canal by boat to see the existing
situation and gave necessary directions to the concerned officials to protect
it from encroachment.

DSCC officials including executive officer Farid Ahmed, chief waste
management officer Air Commodore Sitwat Naeem, chief engineer Saleh Ahmed,
secretary Akramuzzaman, chief revenue officer Ariful Haque, regional
executive officer Soye Men Joe, supervising engineers Khairul Baker and Kazi
Borhan Uddin, chief urban planner Sirajul Islam, councilors of the respective
wards and local Awami League leaders were present, during the visit, it
added.