Ḍim Pāhāṛ (Bengali: ডিম পাহাড়, lit. 'Egg Hill') is a hill located in Bandarban district, Bangladesh. The hill is located right in the middle of Ali Kadam and Thanchi upazilas. The boundaries of the two upazilas have been determined by this hill. The highest road of Bangladesh has been built through this hill at an altitude of 2,500 feet above sea level.[1] At an altitude of 2,500 feet, the hilltop is shaped like an egg, so the locals call it Dim Pahar, which means "Egg Hill" in Bengali.
Description
editBefore road construction, Dim Pahar was very inaccessible. The engineering department of Bangladesh Army has worked for a decade to build the road. The construction of this 35 km long road has cost Tk 120 crore.[2] The Roads and Highways Department of the government of Bangladesh initially started construction of the road, but later it was completed by 16 ECB and 17 ECB of the Army's Engineering Department. Ali Kadam-Thanchi Regional Road is the highest road of Bangladesh. From Ali Kadam, this road starts to rise upwards and the height of the road in Dim Pahar is 2,500 feet.
References
edit- ^ ২৫০০ ফুট পাহাড় চূড়ায় সড়ক [Road at 2500 feet hilltop]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ কাল উদ্বোধন হচ্ছে আড়াই হাজার ফুট উচ্চতার ডিম পাহাড় সড়ক [The two and a half thousand feet high Dim Pahar road will be inaugurated tomorrow]. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 August 2017.