It has been raining heavily for three days in Chittagong. A landslide warning has been issued for this. But no one is taking precautions. It has been raining continuously for several hours since Tuesday morning. But the rain is not able to scare the vulnerable residents of the mountains. They are not heeding the warnings of the administration.

Mikeing is being carried out in the dangerous hills of the city due to the fear of landslides. They are requested to go to shelters. But not a single person visited the shelter in the last three days. As a result, the risk of loss of life cannot be ruled out.

On the surface, the city’s Lalkhan Bazar can be seen in the hilly area of ​​Tankir, with each family living in houses built on the foothills and ridges. Lalkhan Bazar Government Primary School is used as a shelter for the residents here. But despite the rain, residents did not go to safe shelters or relatives’ houses.

Talked to a young man named Javed in the hill area of ​​Tankir. He also lives in a tin house in a hillock. When asked why he did not go to a safe shelter, Javed said, ‘We are not at risk here. Landslides do not happen.

According to Hill Management Committee, there are currently 6,558 vulnerable settlements in 26 hills of Chittagong city. Among them, there are more than 4500 vulnerable settlements in the city’s Kattali land circle. The hills under Akbarshah police station number 1, 2 and 3 adjacent to Jheel are included in this circle. Most families live here. But the families are living there with the risk of landslides in mind.

When asked, Kattali Land Circle Assistant Commissioner (Land) Arafat Siddiqui told the media that miking has been going on for the past week. Local officials have been asked to warn residents of the hills. Evacuation to safety is also advised. However, Arafat Siddiqui said that no one moved. He said that maybe no one went to the shelter because it was not strict.

Meanwhile, continuous rains since this morning have caused waterlogging in some areas of Chittagong city. Due to obstruction in the drainage system, the flow of water is obstructed and water accumulates on the roads. Pedestrians and passengers have suffered.

This morning, there is knee-deep water on one side of the road at GEC intersection in the city. Traffic has been obstructed. Water freezes in the morning rain. People are suffering due to the accumulation of water in important junctions of the city. Many people use alternative roads to reach their destinations. It takes more time for them to reach their destination. Apart from this, water has accumulated on Panchlaishe road in the city due to the morning rain.

Nasreen Akhtar, who works in a private office at Prawartak Mor, said that her house is in the wireless area of ​​Zakir Hossain Road in the city. He was coming from home to office like everyday. But when he came to the GEC intersection, he saw knee-deep water. Then we had to use a rickshaw to come by another road.

About the accumulation of water at GEC intersection, Deputy Chief Cleaning Officer of City Corporation Morshedul Islam told Prothom Alo that there is a 100 feet long drain under the road from City Bank end to Central Plaza at GEC intersection. As the drain is under the road, it is not possible to clean it regularly. The flow of water is obstructed due to not being able to clean it. Due to this water accumulation has caused flooding. The same happened last year.

According to information from the Chittagong office of the Meteorological Department, 82 mm of rain has been recorded in Chittagong in the last 24 hours (from 12 noon on Monday to 12 noon on Tuesday).

Last Thursday, the Meteorological Department warned of heavy rain in various parts of the country including Chittagong. Meteorologist of the directorate. The warning signed by Bazlur Rashid said that heavy to very heavy rains may occur in Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Sylhet, Barisal and Chittagong divisions in the next 72 hours from next Friday due to the active monsoon over Bangladesh. 44 to 88 mm and 289 mm of rain per day during this period. Due to heavy rainfall, there is also risk of landslides in the hilly areas of Chittagong, Rangamati, Khagrachari, Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban districts.