Taxpayers' money

I also want to recall the previous coverage of the issue by the DS. We are now seeing the replacement of the 'New Jersey Barriers' (modern road dividers) on the Airport Road, which were built at a heavy cost but were dismantled and rebuilt with 'unknown costing' to the coffer! I have not forgotten the fabrication and building of steel bridges in different places and also dismantling of them from some locations viz. near Malibagh Crossing, Navana Motors Crossing etc.

I want to ask who were behind the original planning and who are behind the dismantling? Are these people allowed to do something like this whimsically without thorough planning and thinking? The question arises, is the DCC run by 'good-for-nothing' bureaucrats /engineers or is it a den of only corrupt and avaricious people? I just fail to understand how such costly projects are undertaken only to be discarded later right under the nose of the high- ups and very much within the capital city of the country! Do we have anyone responsible enough to look after us and take care of our tax money?

Now, I have a few points to make. Let us have real expert opinions as well as opinions from the citizens who are the actual users of the roads and bridges and let us pin-point the proper locations for road crossing-- whether by overbridge or through underpass. Here I am of the opinion, considering the past experiences and our climatic conditions, that we should better opt in most cases for the underpasses and abandon the idea of controversial overbridges whether built of concrete or steel. Again we should consider the plight of the women, children, elderly and sick who have difficulties or are unable to ride the overbridges and generally speaking most of our people are reluctant to climb the stairs (with blood pressure or no pressure) and remain vulnerable (risking lives) by crossing the roads overboard. As for the locations of underpass or overbridge, it's very simple to decide by observing the flow of traffic and passers-by. And I want to leave the decision making to an expert committee composed of engineers and citizens but not only the officials.

A decision must be a concerted effort.