Around 50,000 residents of the city corporation are currently marooned as the poor drainage system is preventing the rainwater from draining away. The people of the city noted that there was no such waterlogging in the city even during the unprecedented floods of 1988. The heavy rains have inundated roads at several points of the city corporation, making it impossible for vehicles to use the routes. Blaming the poor drainage system, freedom fighter Akbar Hossain, president of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) Rangpur chapter, said: “There is no planned drainage system in the city, which has now created waterlogging in the city. Regarding the problem, Rangpur city corporation Mayor Mostafizar Rahman Mostofa, said: “I have heard that the district administration has allotted 20 tons of rice for the affected families.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 28, 2020 13:30 UTC