Bird park along Gorai river

Local administration in Kumarkhali upazila has set up a park for birds along the Gorai river embankment in Baruria area.

Kumarkhali Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shahinuzzaman accompanied by some local social workers and bird lovers recently inaugurated the park on 40 bighas of land, which will be a haven for different species of local and migratory birds.

Some local nature lovers, like poet Sohel Amin Babu, Liton Abbas and journalist Dipu Malik first discovered the location and spotted many local birds there. 

Kumarkhali Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shahinuzzaman inaugurated the park recently. Photo: Star

Later, informed by them, the UNO visited the spot and decided to set up a park there.

“After visiting the spot I became very enthusiastic and decided to develop it as a sanctuary for birds which was already there naturally,” UNO Shahinuzzaman said.

Built about six years ago, the location is basically a portion of an isolated embankment, surrounded by a large number of different local trees, to protect the Gorai river bank, the UNO said.

The spot gradually turned into a haven for birds as some migratory birds were also spotted there, he added.

“We are planning to build many things there to make it a sanctuary for birds,” the UNO said, adding that local administration is trying to sanction government allocations for development of the park.

As per the plan some bird cages and a few benches will be built there soon, he added.

Two local nature lovers SI Sohel and Sahabuddin Milon personally built some bird cages there.

Poet Sohel Amin appreciated the step taken by the local administration while journalist Dipu Malik said local people are looking forward to join hands with the initiators.