Traffic movement on Pekua-Moghnama-Baniachhara Road in coastal upazila Pekua has remained suspended since May 15 when the 130-metre 'alternative bridge' across the Kataphari River collapsed under the pressure of a salt-laden truck.As road connection in the area remains cut, supply of huge quantity of locally produced salt, fish and other essentials to other parts of the country has remained stopped and about three lakh people of Kutubdia, Chakoria and Pekua uapzilas are suffering. Officials concerned could not say when the bridge will reopen.“On May 12, I bought 11 tonnes of salt from local farmers to supply it to Dhaka but I could not send it as the bridge collapsed. If it rains the salt will be damaged,” said trader Anwar Hossain of Katafari village.“About 5,000 people are now crossing the river using a risky bamboo bridge every day. The upazila administration is trying to build a temporary wooden bridge to mitigate people's sufferings,” Pekua Upazila Parishad Chairman Shafayat Aziz said.Roads and Highways Department (RHD) engineer in Chakoria upazila, Abdur Rashid said letter has been sent to the higher authorities seeking allocation for starting repair work of the bridge.The repair work cannot be started without allocation of funds, Cox's Bazar Zone RHD Executive Engineer Abdul Halim said. Meanwhile, little progress has been made about construction of a permanent bridge on Kataphari River after about 50 per cent of the work was done till December 2006, sources concerned said.
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