Rain caused severe traffic jams in various areas of the capital Tuesday with rain and gusty weather sweeping over different parts of the country on the day.
Many roads in the capital were flooded due to rain.
Heavy rain started just before morning and continued intermittently the whole day in different parts of the country. Rain accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to continue at different places in the country today ( Wednesday), according to the Meteorological Department forecast.
Amid heavy rains in the morning on Tuesday, people had to brave long snarl-ups to reach their desired destinations. The situation got worse from the morning, bringing the flow of traffic to almost a grinding halt.
The traffic congestion on the roads became terrible in the morning due to continued rain. Many thoroughfares of Dhaka went under water resulting in hundreds of commuters especially office and school goers and city dwellers in the morning suffering and facing water logging and terrible traffic jams.
Ibrahim, a private worker said, the rain is a curse for the city. I was sitting in Hatirjeel jam for one and a half hours. Not a single vehicle moved. Passengers also complained that there were fewer buses than on other days. 100 taka was spent instead of 20 taka to reach the workplace. Rickshaws were seen moving freely on the road. Taking advantage of the opportunity, CNG auto rickshaws, rickshaw pullers are collecting extra fares.
Passengers were also seen waiting for buses at Azimpur bus stand area. Various other areas of the capital saw roads flooded. As a result, the vehicles were not able to move fast. Traffic jams were witnessed in several areas.
According to UNB reports, the incessant rains lashed Dhaka leading to water-logging in many parts of the city. The worst affected areas include Mirpur 1, Dhanmondi 27, Kolabagn, Mirpur-10, Kazipara, Rokeya Sarani, Bijoysharani, Farmgate and Karwan Bazar kitchen market, Moghbazar, Mouchak, Malibagh, Shantinagar, Kakrail, Khilgaon, Rampura, Motijheel, Arambagh, Fakirapul.
The city corporation and the think tanks should come up with some concrete solution to the issue, which has slowly but surely become a permanent problem in many roads in the capital.
