58 illegal structures evicted in Cumilla

The district administration in collaboration with the Bangladesh Water Development Board of Cumilla evicted 58 illegal structures from the banks of the Gomti river in Burichang upazila of the district on Wednesday.

Executive Magistrate of the District, Umme Muslima conducted the eviction drive from 11am to 2pm on the banks of Gomti River in the North Gobindpur mouza area of Gobindapur Bazar in Piryatrapur union of Burichang upazila of the district.

58 illegal structures were evicted in presence of Water Development Board Cumilla Executive Engineer Waliuzzaman, Sub-Divisional Engineer Shahjalal Selim, Imran Hossain, Assistant Director Arifur Rahman, and Assistant Revenue Officer Md Shahadat Hossain, among others.

Executive Engineer Waliuzzaman said as per the directions of the Ministry of Water Resources, the evacuation of 58 illegal structures along rivers, canals, and other government reservoirs and coastal illegal structures was carried out in 64 districts of the country.

The eviction drive will continue in the future, he added. Members of the law enforcement agencies were present during the drive.