Mechanics of footpath passing their days in untold sufferings

Mechanics of footpath passing their days in untold sufferings

The mechanics of footpaths in the district have been passing their days in hardship due to lack of their respective works as almost  all of their paths  have  closed in the arena of science.

The district dwellers  would see the mechanics of different trades on the footpaths of the towns and at  the  weekly village markets.   But in the recent times no remarkable presence of the mechanics is found there. Finding no other alternatives most of them have changed their occupations. The repairers are for repairing torch light, cigar  light, umbrella, utensils of brasses and other metallic crockery.

Salam,  a villager of Mominpur under sadar upazila who is a torch light repairer   of  village markets   said, people of the area would use dry cell run torch light 5 years ago and after repairing or changing simple parts he easily  could earn 10 to 20 taka each. Now the dry cell torch light disappeared from the markets and charger lights of less price take its place. After out of order, one can buy the same easily  by giving nominal price. After repairing one cigar light they would get 5 to 8 taka whereas at present one can buy a new gas light by taka 6 only. As a result, the paths of earnings  are about to close.

Sariful Islam a welder who repairs different households  of Amjhupi bazaar under sadar upazila said, he had been doing the works since long. But now a days the brass and bell-metal made utensils collectively were replaced by  plastic and aluminum made utensils. As the electricity has reached at the villages normally people do not come to repair the kerosene run hariken and lamps.

Siraj of village Amjhupi an  umbrella repairer  of the district said that he did not get repairing works as before even in the on going rainy season because now the steel made sticks are being used to make  umbrella instead of wood or cane for which replacing of the stick is not required. The usage of umbrella has increased but  repairing jobs not increased. That is why some of the umbrella repairers gave up the occupation. Siraj has given up his occupation and became day laborer at crop field. 

It goes without saying that  many repairers of footpath of the district became unemployed and passing their days in untold sufferings.