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himself in a very difficult situation and was not very sure that he could emerge as an saviour in this extremely disastrous situation. The villagers were about to lose their patience and were demanding a solution. Among them Jeetu and Aliman were most vocal. They said that they could not find anyone who could rescue them from such a catastrophe. WAPDA officials, the contractor who were, in fact, responsible to revamp and protect the dam were not available in times of real need. Mere revamping was done which was not enough to protect the hawor. Some workers alleged that they were not even paid. And the list of complains was growing longer so as the situation was worsening. The villagers were lamenting for boro it was only a matter of time that their long awaited crop will be washed away by the rising surge. Understanding the urgency of the matter, the UNO, however, said that if the villagers were ready to work voluntarily, the upazilla administration would contribute by providing them with bamboos, sand, jute bags and other materials that are necessary to protect the dam. The villagers agreed to his proposal and started repairing the dam. They worked from dawn to dusk sometimes even through midnight to save the dam. Every day the water level used to rise and each time the villagers used to raise the height of the dam by 1-1.5 feet. The upazilla administration, in lieu of giving any wage supported them with dry foods like chira, gur and muri. Even biri was also provided to the workers. Suddenly a new problem emerged workers who were mainly male left for harvesting Boro as they could not take UNOShafiulAlam thechangemaker the risk of losing everything. The administration tried to solve this problem by engaging the women folk for the same purpose. It was not; however, easy to convince them, but they too finally extended their cooperation and worked tirelessly just like their male counterparts and finally they were finally able to save the dam as well as the boro. Now they could dream of happy days thanks to the team work between citizens and civil servants.