Huge croplands lost to Teesta, Dharla
The Teesta and Dharla rivers devoured huge croplands in 12 villages under three upazilas of the district in the last one week.
The fresh erosion has taken an alarming turn in the last 6/7 days devouring several homesteads and a huge tract of cultivable land leaving a good number of people in utter uncertainty.
Due to the recent erosions, about 450 bighas of land with standing aman paddy have been devoured by the two rivers.
The affected villages are Kurul, Karnaour, Etapota, Char Kulaghat, Shiberkuti, Dakkhin Shiberkuti, Bagdora and Kalmati in Sadar upazila, Kutirpar and Balapara in Aditmari upazila, and Dawabari and Sindurna in Hatibandha upazila.
Amjad Hossain, 55, of Shiberkuti village, said the Dharla River has already devoured his two bighas of aman paddy field in the last three days while the rest two bighas face serious threat.
Farmer Sabur Ali, 48, of Etapota village, said the villagers are passing their days in constant fear of losing the rest of the croplands if the authorities concerned do not take immediate steps to check the erosion.
The Teesta River has already devoured five out of ten bighas of aman cropland while the rest are facing threat of devouring, said Faridul Islam, 55, of Dawabari village.
Kulaghat Union Parishad Chairman Idris Ali said he had already informed the authorities concerned about the worsening situation but they did not take any initiative to protect them despite repeated pleas.
Lalmonirhat Water Development Board Executive Engineer Abu Bakkar said they were conducting protection work to check erosion at the major vulnerable points, but it is not possible to protect the entire area due to fund limit.
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