BANGLADESH NEWS
Erosion by the Jamuna River has rendered around 600 families at 12 villages of Fulchari upazila homeless in the last one week.
The river also devoured at least 480 homesteads at the villages of Uria and Udkhali unions, said locals.
The affected people have taken shelter on the embankment and roads.
The erosion-hit villages are Char Kalasona, Dakhin Ratanpur, Char Dakhin Sanashir, Keshamat Dhali, Tinthopa, Char Pagler, Char Bulbulir, Ghagua, Jigabari, Annadabari, Char Katlamari and Chikirpatol.
In Gajaria union of the upazila, around 50 homesteads have been devoured by the surging water of Jamuna in the last two days.
“Last year, at least 350 families were rendered homeless due to erosion by the river but this year it took serious turn, devouring a large number of homesteads”, said Abdul Hamid Sarker, chairman of Uria union.
Water Development Board (WDB) sources said the flood control embankment is on verge of collapse as breaches have developed at many points of the dyke.
Gaibandha WDB Executive Engineer Rezaul Mostafa Ashfudowla said we sent a letter to the higher authorities, seeking fund for repair of the breach portions.
Our Jamalpur correspondent add: Erosion by the river Jamuna has taken a serious turn, rendering a number of families homeless in five unions of Islampur upazila in the last four days.
The affected unions are Pathorshi, Kulkandi, Belgachha, Chinaduli and Noarpara.
Hashmat Ali Khan, chairman of Pathorshi union, said several homesteads in the union have been washed away by the river since Monday.
The erosion also damaged a large portion of Ulia Bazar flood protection embankment, said Mashiur Rahman Badol, chairman of Noarpara union.
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