Fear of erosion grips residents of Dacope in Khulna
UNB, Khulna :
Panic has gripped residents of Khulna’s Dacope upazila due to erosion in some places along the riverside area, including the road adjacent to Botbunia Bazar under Tildanga union.
According to locals, due to heavy downpours in the past few days and rising tides in various rivers in the area on Monday (October 2) night, several cracks have appeared on the Wapda Road near Botbunia Bazar on the bank of Bhadra river.
Gazi Jalal Uddin, chairman of Tildanga Union Parishad, said that the Wapda Road can collapse any time and water could enter the locality, causing huge losses.
If water enters, Aman paddy being cultivated on thousands of bigha of land will be inundated, fish in the pond will be washed away, and houses in the area will be flooded, he feared.
He also said that the matter was immediately reported to Dacope Upazila Parishad Chairman Munsur Ali Khan and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Joydev Chakraborty.
When contacted, Dacope Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Joydev Chakraborty said that he is now in Dhaka for official purposes, but he has already informed the DG and engineer of the Water Development Board.
“They will take action in this regard as soon as possible,” he hoped.
Woman dies as CC block collapses
UNB, Bhola adds: A 38-year-old woman drowned and five others including children were injured after cc block on the Meghna River embankment collapsed at Launchghat area of Ilisha union of Bhola on Monday.
The incident happened around 12:00 pm on Monday, Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Touhidul Islam confirmed the matter.
The deceased was identified as Laiju, a beggar and she was speech impaired.
Like every day, she went to collect fish from fishermen to eat, according to eyewitnesses.
The body of the woman has been recovered. The injured were also being treated at the hospital, said the UNO.
According to locals, a 70-metre cc block of the bank protection of the Ilisha-Rajapur protection project collapsed near Taltali Launch Ghat south of Bhola-Laxmipur ferry ghat in September.
Later, the Water Development Board dumped geo bags in the river to prevent landslides.
