Flood victims’ abode on road
Flood victims of haor areas in the district are erecting houses on roads as most of their homesteads have been destroyed by floodwater.
Widow Monwara Begum of Kawadighi Haor in Uttar Baghmara area under Rajnagar upazila of the district said her house has been submerged for four months, so she has to live on the road with her family.
“I repeatedly appealed to the chairman and members of the union parishad (UP) for shelter, but they did not listen to me, so I made a house on the road,” Monwara said.
Her neighbours Sirajun Begum, Swapna Begum, Joyful Begum, Sunara Begum and Arafat Mia also said the same.
Another victim, Banecha Begum, told this correspondent that villagers of Fotepur, Sabajpur, Betaganj, Mukambazar, Guainpur and Verigaon have also made houses on the roads.
Suab Ali said living on the streets is risky and they could meet with accidents at any time. He said he made a house on the road as he had no other alternative.
Rokeya Begum said she made a house on the road as her homestead was damaged by flood.
Widow Urpun Begum, 35, of Badherbazar village said she had no shelter as her house was destroyed by the flood.
Her neighbour Suhena Begum, 45, whose house was also damaged, now lives in Kamalpur Government Primary School flood centre. She said she can repair her house if the government helps her.
Surman Ali of Kamalpur village said every house in the village went under water this year, so most of the villagers went to the flood centre. They did not get any government relief, but some people gave them chira and khoi, adding that he wants relief because he has been unemployed for four months and is facing a food crisis.
Sujanagar UP Chairman Nasib Ali told this correspondent that tin sheds and earthen houses were washed away during the flood. The affected people need tin sheets and money to rebuild their houses, he added.
Deputy Commissioner Tofail Islam said they distributed a large quantity of relief goods. They will distribute tin sheets and money after the water recedes, he added.
“The situation will improve if there is no rain in the next few days,” he said.
Water Development Board’s District Executive Engineer Bijoy Indra Shekhor Chakraborty said Kushiara river was flowing under danger level at Sherpur point.
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