Tk 1150 crore projects to save erosion-hit areas in Barisal
Water Development Board (WDB) has taken six projects worth around Tk 1150 crore to protect 50 km areas affected due to erosion by the rivers in the district.
Severe erosion by the rivers in the district has affected around 50 km of land in five upazilas in the last one month.
Farmlands, thousands of houses, bazars, and educational institutions have been damaged by the continuing river erosion.
The worst affected is Mehendiganj upazila, where the Meghna, Tetulia and Kalabadar rivers have already eroded the whole bazar in Sreepur union, a part of Ulania bandar and bazar, and Patarhat launch terminal.
A project to protect a two km area from erosion, costing Tk 395.94 crore, has been sent to the Water Development Board (WDB), Executive Engineer of the district WDB Abu Saeed told this correspondent.
The Kirtonkhola river eroded 4.5 km area at Charbaria point; Arial Kha and Sugandha rivers eroded four km area at Barisal airport, Mirganj bazar and Abul Kalam Degree College points; Kaylakhal river in Muladi upazila eroded 3.2 km at Bahadurbad village point; Sugandha river eroded one km area at Bir Srestho Captain Mahiuddin Zahangir bridge point; Sandhya river eroded one km area at Baherchar Bazar point; Meghna river eroded half km at Harinathpur Union Complex under Hijla upazila; and Joyanti river eroded half km area at Nazirpur union point.
WDB has sent six projects, costing Tk 1,150 core, to the authorities for protection of these areas.
“The project for protection of Charbaria area from erosion by the Kirtonkhola river is now with the planning ministry, and the other five projects are in the WDB head office for priority fixing. Most of the problems created by river erosion will be solved if all the projects are approved,” Abu Saeed said.
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