Construction of silo by filling pond

Change of site demanded

A human chain was formed in the city demanding change of site for construction of silo under World Bank project by filling largest pond adjacent to the mass killing ground. The programme was organised under the banner of Sachetan Nagarbasi (Conscious Citizens) in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall in city on Saturday afternoon. Among others Nurul Alam Farid, Nazrul Islam Chunnu, Shuvangkar Chakraborty, Kajal Ghosh, Anawar Zahid, Jiban Krishna Dey, Shanti Ghosh, Dr Habibur Rahman addressed the programme.
 The speakers said they are not against the construction of 'modern food storage facilities project' of food department in 'Trish Godown' area of the city. The modern food storage facilities project could be implemented easily at other parts of premise demolishing or reconstructing old godowns, without affecting status and environment of the adjacent mass killing ground and proposed complex on history of liberation war with a museum, the speakers opined .
 'Trish Godown'  complex  was  used as cantonment of Pakistani occupation forces  and mass killing ground  during Liberation War in 1971 and so it should be preserved as part of history of independence, they added.
 Mentionable construction of about 3,000 square meter silo with capacity for storing 48,000 maund food grains, staff quarters and other structures at the cost of Tk.194.5 crore is going on in 'Trish Godown' area.
 At the initial stage of the project, constructing side-wall and filling the pond on 5.5048 acres of land on the ‘Trish Godown’ premises will cost Tk 3.5 crore taka more,  they said.

 

Construction of silo by filling pond

Change of site demanded

A human chain was formed in the city demanding change of site for construction of silo under World Bank project by filling largest pond adjacent to the mass killing ground. The programme was organised under the banner of Sachetan Nagarbasi (Conscious Citizens) in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall in city on Saturday afternoon. Among others Nurul Alam Farid, Nazrul Islam Chunnu, Shuvangkar Chakraborty, Kajal Ghosh, Anawar Zahid, Jiban Krishna Dey, Shanti Ghosh, Dr Habibur Rahman addressed the programme. The speakers said they are not against the construction of modern food storage facilities project of food department in Trish Godown area of the city. The modern food storage facilities project could be implemented easily at other parts of premise demolishing or reconstructing old godowns, without affecting status and environment of the adjacent mass killing ground and proposed complex on history of liberation war with a museum, the speakers opined . Trish Godown complex was used as cantonment of Pakistani occupation forces and mass killing ground during Liberation War in 1971 and so it should be preserved as part of history of independence, they added. Mentionable construction of about 3,000 square meter silo with capacity for storing 48,000 maund food grains, staff quarters and other structures at the cost of Tk.194.5 crore is going on in Trish Godown area. At the initial stage of the project, constructing side-wall and filling the pond on 5.5048 acres of land on the Trish Godown premises will cost Tk 3.5 crore taka more, they said.