No sign of receding water
Miseries of 7 lakh people mount at Bhabadah
JESSORE: A view of submerged areas in Bhabadah Beel where inhabitants have to do their daily routine work under water.
Md. Salim Hossain, Jessore :
Sufferings of nearly seven lakhs people of Bhabadah affected areas in Jessore are worsening day by day as they are no sign of receding water .
The floating excavator of the Water Development Board did nothing but raising miseries. The excavator was brought to Bhabadah to dig and remove silts on August 30.
Shaukat Hossain, Sub Divisional Engineer, Khulna told that digging was going on along 21 vent area of Bhabadah sluice gates.
Baikuntha Bihari Roy, Bhabadah Movement activist told newsmen that slits of 17 kilometres are needed to be removed. But the speed of digging made us disheartened. ‘It seems to be impossible by this speed’, he pointed out.
Mita Biswas of Sujatpur village under Monirampur upazila in Jessore appeared at the honours final year examination from the department of management from Government BL College, Khulna this year. Bhabadah water kept her confined inside her residence. Water entered her residence, too.
While phoned to her mother Mamata Biswas, puffed rice producer, Mita took the phone and talked to New Nation and expressed her anger.
Miseries of Bhabadah water -logged people are increasing day as water is increasing. Reports of losing of lives are being reported from the area.
Bikash Roy, chairman, Sundali union council under Abhaynagar upazila told New Nation that water is continuing increasing, miseries increasing, too. People of the water logged areas are suffering from pure drinking water as all the tube wells went under water, the UP chairman added. He confirmed that two people were drowned in water. ‘I did not have anything since the morning’, the chairman added,’ I felt sick now.’
At least 16 people were reported to have died at Bhabadah water-clogging area under Abhaynagar, Monirampur and Keshabpur upazilas in Jessore in last few days, locals and local government representatives told.
The said number of people of water clogging area died from snake bites and felling into water, said locals. Of the victim, 12 died from snakebites and four babies drowned in water.
Sufferings of nearly seven lakhs people of Bhabadah affected areas in Jessore are worsening day by day as they are no sign of receding water .
The floating excavator of the Water Development Board did nothing but raising miseries. The excavator was brought to Bhabadah to dig and remove silts on August 30.
Shaukat Hossain, Sub Divisional Engineer, Khulna told that digging was going on along 21 vent area of Bhabadah sluice gates.
Baikuntha Bihari Roy, Bhabadah Movement activist told newsmen that slits of 17 kilometres are needed to be removed. But the speed of digging made us disheartened. ‘It seems to be impossible by this speed’, he pointed out.
Mita Biswas of Sujatpur village under Monirampur upazila in Jessore appeared at the honours final year examination from the department of management from Government BL College, Khulna this year. Bhabadah water kept her confined inside her residence. Water entered her residence, too.
While phoned to her mother Mamata Biswas, puffed rice producer, Mita took the phone and talked to New Nation and expressed her anger.
Miseries of Bhabadah water -logged people are increasing day as water is increasing. Reports of losing of lives are being reported from the area.
Bikash Roy, chairman, Sundali union council under Abhaynagar upazila told New Nation that water is continuing increasing, miseries increasing, too. People of the water logged areas are suffering from pure drinking water as all the tube wells went under water, the UP chairman added. He confirmed that two people were drowned in water. ‘I did not have anything since the morning’, the chairman added,’ I felt sick now.’
At least 16 people were reported to have died at Bhabadah water-clogging area under Abhaynagar, Monirampur and Keshabpur upazilas in Jessore in last few days, locals and local government representatives told.
The said number of people of water clogging area died from snake bites and felling into water, said locals. Of the victim, 12 died from snakebites and four babies drowned in water.
