Helpless farmer lives under constant threat over heavy rainfall

N & M Correspondent
Billyground, Apr 04: This is a perfect example, how negligence of APWD is causing great inconvenience to general public, especially in remote villages. In Billyground a farmer is living under constant fear of wrath of heavy rainfall, as he knows that this time heavy rainfall will surely cause flood like situation around his house and damage his house.

Infact since last 40 years the farmer is facing the same problem of inundation of his area by stagnant rain water.

The house of the farmer, Bhadrakanta Biswas, is located near Billyground Bazaar and close to his house there is a culvert. During rainy season all the rain water flows through the culvert and often over the land of the farmer, and cause flood like situation.

In past the farmer Bhadrakanta Biswas has made several complaints and after nearly 40 long years his prayers were heard recently.

Few months back he saw that APWD has started the work for construction of CC Drain near his house, so that during heavy rain the excess rain water does not enter his area.

But to his dismay he found that only after few days of digging earth, the work was stopped by APWD contractor. Now the situation has become further bad for the farmer, as during rain water more rain water will flow towards his house and in case of heavy rain the rain water may even sweep away his house.

Now the helpless farmer, Mr. Bhadrakanta Biswas and his son is living under constant fear that in case of heavy rain their house will be surely get inundated in rain water.

When Andaman Sheekha’s North and Middle Andaman Correspondent enquired into the matter, it was learnt that the work was stopped as sufficient quantity of cement was not available with APWD at Billyground.

Now the question is why for the mistake of APWD and its contractor, poor farmers should suffer? When the APWD knew that sufficient quantity of cement was unavailable in Billyground area, why the work of digging earth was started, making the situation more dangerous for residents?

Before this monsoon the APWD must look into the matter and complete the culvert construction work before someone fall victim of the wrath of heavy rainfall.