A contractor of Public Works (PWD) Department in the district has
illegally felled a few trees in the compound of sub-registrar’s office
at Nazirpur upazila headquarters.
Contractor Nizam recently got work order for construction of a boundary wall of the sub-registrar’s office. He has started raising a concrete wall a few days ago and has so far cut down at least eight trees on the boundary line without taking permission of the authorities concerned, locals alleged.
While visiting the area on September 24, this correspondent found that the contractor and his men have taken away some logs and branches of the felled trees. Staff of the local sub-registrar’s office could not say anything about felling of the trees.
When asked, District Registrar Achintya Kumar Saha said, “We have nothing to say. Public Works Department is the authority to give the right answer”.
Contacted, PWD Sub-Divisional Engineer Ishaq Babul said they have not given any permission to the contractor for felling the trees. “Permission of the authorities concerned is needed before doing the job,” he said.
Nazirpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mrinal Kanti Dey said the local administration will take necessary actions against the contractor for illegally felling the trees. “I seized the felled trees as he could not show me permission of the authorities concerned,” the UNO said.
The correspondent could not take contractor Nizam’s version about the matter as he turned his cellphone off.
Contractor Nizam recently got work order for construction of a boundary wall of the sub-registrar’s office. He has started raising a concrete wall a few days ago and has so far cut down at least eight trees on the boundary line without taking permission of the authorities concerned, locals alleged.
While visiting the area on September 24, this correspondent found that the contractor and his men have taken away some logs and branches of the felled trees. Staff of the local sub-registrar’s office could not say anything about felling of the trees.
When asked, District Registrar Achintya Kumar Saha said, “We have nothing to say. Public Works Department is the authority to give the right answer”.
Contacted, PWD Sub-Divisional Engineer Ishaq Babul said they have not given any permission to the contractor for felling the trees. “Permission of the authorities concerned is needed before doing the job,” he said.
Nazirpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mrinal Kanti Dey said the local administration will take necessary actions against the contractor for illegally felling the trees. “I seized the felled trees as he could not show me permission of the authorities concerned,” the UNO said.
The correspondent could not take contractor Nizam’s version about the matter as he turned his cellphone off.
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