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Death processions are increasing at the Mirsarai mountain springs in Chittagong. Due to the negligence of tourists, a new life is being lost. Although the administration has put up a warning sign, no one is obeying it. In the last five years, 11 tourists have died and more than 100 injured. Accidents can be avoided with a little caution. Tourists have been banned from visiting the waterfalls for about four months due to the crown, which has been open for the past 15 days.
This town is known to be well known for its fountains for people who are thirsty to travel across the country. Every day tourists from different parts of the country come to Mirsarai to see the fountain. Especially on weekends, tourists visit these sources. Khaiyachara, Napittachara, Sahasradhara, Mahamaya, Bawachara, Ruposhi Jharna, Boalia Jharna, Harinakunda Jharna, Sonaichhari Jharna of upazila have attracted the attention of people thirsty for travel.
The last time Fayez Ahmed Prakash Khaju (39) fell from the top of a ten-tiered Khaiyachara waterfall in the Khaiyachara Union of the Upazila was on September 4 at noon. He is the son of Md. Idris from the village of Baraipur in the municipality of Feni. The body of the deceased was recovered from the depths of the hill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. He is an entrepreneur by profession.
On August 15 last year, Mehedi Hasan Pranta (21) drowned in a well at Ruposhi Jharna in Barakamaldaha upazila. Mehedi Hasan is the son of Md. Nurul Amin from Jalalabad village in Natore upazila of Natore district. On July 26 of the same year, a tourist named Abu Al Hossain Memory (29) was killed when he slipped on the Khayachara waterfall. His home is at the Sadar Police Station in the Bogra district. He worked as an architectural engineer at Safety Consultant BD in the Tikatuli area of Dhaka. On June 26, a tourist named Anwar Hossain fell from the Khayachara waterfall and died. He is the son of Abdul Majid of Feni Sadar. On April 2, a young man named Md. Ashraf Hossain (30) died after slipping in a waterfall in the Khayachara hill area. The deceased was identified as Ashraf, son of the late Nazim Uddin, former president of the Jafarnagar union of Fatikchhari upazila. On July 18, a young man named Shahadat Hossain (22) disappeared after drowning in Lake Mahamaya. Firefighters found Shahdat dead in the water on July 19. His home is at the Sadar junction of Mirsarai upazila.
On August 15, 2016, a tourist named Animesh Dey (27) drowned in the well of the Napittachara waterfall in Nayaduariya. He is the son of Niranjan Dey from Fakitchhari upazila. On August 24 of the same year, a young man named Saiful Islam fell from the Ruposhi spring in Barakamaldaha and died. His home is in the Banshbaria area of Sitakunda upazila.
Shahadat Hossain Mamun, 22, a BBA student at Chittagong Premier University, died on November 10, 2016 while swimming in Napittachara Jharna in upazila. He is the son of Matiur Rahman from the Shairshadi area of the Feni district.
Accidents are known to often happen from not being careful with some things. Therefore, the Mirsarai Upazila and Thana administration recommended being vigilant about several issues, including ensuring their own safety. Without security measures, many people are victims of robberies while heading randomly to various risky places, including deep jungles. Many are blaming the irresponsible and rebellious behavior of visitors for this.
Khaiyachhara Union Parishad President Jahed Iqbal Chowdhury said the accident was mainly due to irresponsibility and negligence. Many slipped and fell while taking selfies atop the fountain. I beg tourists to be careful. Don’t risk your life.
Mirsarai Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Officer Md Tanvir Ahmed said the administration should pay attention to sources. Tourists should be guided to the place where the accident will occur, if the place is safe, it will be possible to prevent the accident.
Mirsarai Upazila Nirbahi official, Mohammad Ruhul Amin, said hundreds of tourists flocked to see the waterfalls on different hills of Mirsarai. We have written many guidelines on the signs warning tourists. There are also arrangements of guides. But the tourists don’t follow the instructions. As a result, accidents are happening. We will soon put up a warning sign with photos of tourists killed in the accident at the initiative of the upazila administration.
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