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Flood submerges 5,000 acres in Kushtia

From Our Correspondent
KUSHITA, July 30: Abrupt rise in water level of both the rivers Padma and Gorai has caused inundation of more areas in Daulatpur. Bheramara and Kumarkhali upazila.
About 5.000 acres of Aus crops land and 5,00 dwelling houses have also been inundated forcing people to shift to higher places.
Steady rise in water level of the Padma during last few days caused panic among the affected people and they apprehend worst flood this year. They fear to be marooned at any time as they fall to shift to other places. They could not harvest the Aus crops which arc not ripe.
Last year water level of the Padma was 1.49 metres below the danger level while that of the River Gorai it was 1.13 metre below the danger level.
Ferry services at Bheramara Paksey ferry ghat has been facing difficulties because of frequent shifting of ghat due to abrupt rise in water level. Large number of vehicles on both sides of the river have remained stranded.
Three unions of Bheramara
and eight unions of Daulatpur upazllas have been affected. About one lakh people of these areas have sustained loss in the form of crop damages. The worst affected unions are Bahadurpur. J uni ad ah a and Mokarimpur of Bheramara upazila and Chilmari. Adabaria, Aria, Pragpur, Boalia, Ramkrishnapur. Phllipragar and Maridia unions of Daulatpur upazila.
A vast tract of land has been submerged in Mlrpur upazila due to absence of sluice gate at Sagarkhall embankment. A total of 5,000 people are facing waterlogging for the same reason.
Erosion continues unabated in several places and people in erosion affected areas remain engaged in sifting their homes and hearths at safer places.
Ramkrishnapur. Sonatala. Nurpur, Kandirpar and Borultala areas have been devoured in the erosion rendering hundreds of people homeless the River Gorai which turned into a narrow canal with Innumerable shoals in its bed during the lean period has become furious as its flow has
abruptly increased with tremendous current during the last few days. The River Gorai has also turned its course near Gorai Railway Bridge threatening the railway track on the western side of the bridge.
Meanwhile, out of 186 square mile areas on the eastern side of Sagarkhall embankment situated on the centre point touching Mlrpur, Bheramara and Daulatpur upazllas, about one lakh acres of land with crops and dwelling houses have gone under stagnated water in absence of any syphone or sluice gate In the Sagarkhall embankment.
This phenomenon has become regular every year. As a result people of this area have demanded construction of syphone in the embankment.
About 1.000 people of the area brought out a procession on July 20 in support of their demand which, paraded the main road of Mlrpur upazila and held a rally at Mlrpur upazila premises with Aftabuddin Khan in chair.
The rally protested against delay In construction of syphone
in the name of model study and held the chairman of Water Development Board (WDB), and Project Director of Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Project responsible for their sufferings. They rally burnt the effigy of the chairman of WDB and that of the Project Director. GK Project.
The rally threatened hunger strike from November 1 If their demands are not met within October 30.
They also threatened that marooned people of the area will resort to hartal and go for self imprisonment if there is negligence of the authority concerned. If necessary they will take the course of self immolation in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka.
They rally was conducted by Rezaul Karim while it was addressed, among others, by Moziruddin Mondol. Solalman Hossain. Alimuddin. Saidul Islam. Abu Bakkar, Enamul Huq Bablu, Serajul Islam and Akkas All.