A bridge over the GK irrigation canal in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila collapsed in June 2025 due to heavy rainfall, halting all vehicle movement. For the past nine months, around 50,000 residents from 37 villages have been forced to cross the canal using a bamboo walkway built by locals. The bridge, constructed about 45 years ago, had been unstable for several years, and locals allege that heavy trucks from nearby brick kilns contributed to its collapse.
The damaged bridge lies on the Bhabanipur–Defolbari section of the Bishoykhali–Jisingar Bathan GC via Defolbari road, a key route connecting Kumrabaria and Maharajpur unions. The bamboo structure now used for crossing has also become shaky, leaving school students and farmers particularly affected. Auto-rickshaws, vans, and motorcycles remain unable to pass, severely disrupting transport between Jhenaidah, Kaliganj, Kotchandpur, and Chuadanga.
Local LGED executive engineer Abul Kalam Azad said two separate project proposals for rebuilding the collapsed bridge have been submitted for approval, and construction will begin once approval is granted.
টিপু সুলতান, কালীগঞ্জ (ঝিনাইদহ) প্রকাশ : ৩০ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১০: ৩৯আপডেট : ৩০ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১১: ১৮ ঝিনাইদহ সদর উপজেলার জিকে সেচ খালের ওপর সেতু পানির স্রোতে ভেঙে যাওয়ায়, যানবাহন চলাচল বন্ধ হয়ে গেছে। এতে করে বাঁশের মাচাল দিয়ে ঝুঁকি নিয়ে চলাচল করছেন ৩৭ গ্রাম
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