Sirajganj town protection dyke under erosion threat

Sirajganj town protection embankment faces threat of erosion from the River Jamuna as a portion of the embankment started eroding on Tuesday evening.
The river was swelling fast at the portion of the embankment in the afternoon, said locals.
A few spurs of the embankment were also found floating on the river, causing the townspeople to worry, they said.
On information, a survey team of Water Development Board (WDB) visited the embankment, said Sirajganj WDB executive engineer Babul Chandra Sheel.
An initiative was taken to repair the damage portion to avoid any risk, said the engineer.
It is nothing to worry as the damage at the embankment took place due to heavy current in the river, he added.
Away in Faridpur, erosion by the River Padma devoured around 20 homesteads and about 200 acres of cropland in Char Bhadrasion upazila in the last few days, reports UNB.
Farhad Hossain Mridha, chairman of Char Jhaukanda union parishad, said 150 acres of paddy field of Uttar Nawabganj and Munsidangi village was eroded besides the houses.
Ahmed Razzak, chairman of Char Bhadrasion union parishad, said the river washed away some 50 acres of cropland during the period.