KISHOREGANJ NEWS
Boro paddy on around 10,000 hectares of land in the low-lying and haor (large marshy land) areas of Itna and Mithamoin upazilas has gone under water due to recent downpour and collapse of embankments.
A flood control embankment at Sankir beel (water body) collapsed seven days ago, inundating boro crop on around 4,000 hectares of land in Mithamoin and Itna upazilas.
Another embankment named Bijoy Bandh at Joisiddi union in Itna upazila collapsed five days ago due to heavy rain and onrush of water from hills across the border. Boro on around 2,000 hectares of land in the area has gone under water in the upazila.
An embankment of Bashira River in Mithamoin upazila collapsed 10 days ago, submerging around 4,000 hectares of boro cropland in the low-lying areas of the upazila.
During the period, Meghna, Kalni, Kushiyara, Dhanu, Daira, Haturia, and Gorautra rivers overflowed their banks and flooded Joisiddi, Wara, Kamalpur, Charigram, Kolakani, Katkhal, Boirati, Madirgaon, Hashimpur, Phulpur, Gabindapur, Dhaki, Keuta, Karanshi, Haatboigga, Bhaittarchar, Chatal, Kakua, Atpasa, Mamudpur, Jadabpur and Dalargaon haors in the two upazilas
Boro paddy is getting damaged as water entered the haors and the low-lying areas, overflowing the river banks and through the breaches of the embankments has remained stagnant for 10 days.
While visiting the haor areas in Mitamoin upazila on Friday, this correspondent saw the farmers cutting unripe boro on the submerged land and loading them onto boats.
They urged the authorities concerned, especially the Water Development Board (WDB), to repair the damaged embankment as soon as possible.
Khushi Mohan, executive engineer of Water Development Board (WDB) in Kishoreganj, said the water level in the rivers marked a sharp rise following downpour in the upstream and the dykes collapsed under heavy pressure of water.
“We are taking necessary steps to remove the stagnant water and repair the embankments,” the engineer said.
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