The Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has started dismantling the risky parts of the two buildings that tilted at Majhirghat area under Sadarghat police station in the Port City recently. The work started on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the locals blamed the CDA for the buildings getting tilted. They staged a day-long blockade in the Majhirghat Stand Road area demanding compensation. They said the buildings got tilted due to CDA's drain construction project. The excavation for the project caused the buildings to tilt as the soil by the base of the buildings was removed. CDA officials who visited the spot, said that the buildings were made occupying the canal’s designated area. When the canal was being expanded for the drainage project, the buildings tilted. READ: 3-storey building in Chattogram tilts CDA has already started breaking down the risky parts of the building, they said. Shahinul Islam Khan, CDA’s chief urban planner said, according to the CDA's policy, any infrastructures would have to be built 15 feet away from the canals. They were also informed about it when they got approval for this building. But the owners of the buildings didn’t follow the policy. Notice and time were also given to remove those from the side of the canal. Now these two buildings have tilted as the canal has been expanded for the drainage project. CDA would compensate them if they have valid documents regarding the land in canal area. But they could not show any papers, the officer said.

Dismantling of 'Crystal Gold', the vessel that ran aground at Chattogram's Parki Sea Beach over four years ago during cyclone Mora, finally began on Sunday with the clearance of the Department of Environment. According to the Chattogram Environment Department,  Bangladeshi-owned ship 'Crystal Gold' having capacity of about 40,000 metric tons ran aground on Parki Beach on May 30 in 2017 after being hit by Cyclone Mora. Read:Survey ship drowns near Payra port: 10 Indonesian, 2 Bangladeshi crew members rescued The owners failed to remove the vessel despite several attempts. Later, Four Star Enterprise bought the ship and started dismantling the vessel but it was suspended in 2019 after the company was fined Tk 2 crore for doing the work without the permission of the Environment Department. After the end of long legal complications, the company started the work as the Environment Department gave them permission to break the ship there on various conditions. Director of Four Star Enterprise Amjad Hossain said, “We have got clearance from the court and the Environment Department for dismantling the ship. We have also paid the fine imposed by DoE for causing environmental damages.” Read: Five missing as bulkhead ship sinks near Mongla port The Environment Department also formed a seven-member monitoring committee in this regard. Anwara Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sheikh Jobayer Ahmed said the Environment Department has given permission to demolish Crystal Gold ship on various conditions. “I have been given the responsibility of chairing the seven-member monitoring committee.” Half kilometer area of Parki beach has been covered with silt as the ship remained abandoned for a long time and it was causing harm to the environment. Then various organizations demanded removal of the ship.