25 families homeless in Lalmonirhat

The Dharla continues to devour homesteads and farmland at two villages in Kulaghat union of Lalmonirhat district. At least 25 families of the two villages have been made homeless in the last two days.Photo: STAR

Erosion by the River Dharla rendered more than 25 families of two villages in Sadar upazila homeless in the last 2-3 days.
The erosion-hit people of Noyatari and Jummapara villages have taken shelter on nearby roads, said Water Development Board (WDB) sources.
Sohor Ali, 48, of Noyarhat village, said “The erosion took serious turn on Saturday morning and devoured my homestead”.
Tobarok Ali, 60, of Jummapara, said at least 25 of 42 families at the village have become homeless during the period due to the erosion.
Idris Ali, chairman of Kulaghat union parishad, said the erosion took a serious turn at the villages since Saturday, devouring a large number of homesteads and aman paddy on vast areas.
“At least 80 other families of the villages are now under threat of the erosion”, said the chairman.
Many villagers are leaving their homesteads to shift to safer places in fear of further erosion, he added.
Contacted, Lalmonirhat WDB executive engineer Enayet Ullah said, they have sent letter to the higher authorities seeking fund to check the erosion.