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Areas inside DND dam deluged again

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Incessant rain in the last couple of days has once again inundated most areas inside Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) embankment intensifying the already suffering more than one million people.
Just a few days back, about half of them got relieved of the record waterlogging following the record downpour in September. And the others, who, mainly in Narayanganj district and many who had been living in stagnant in Demra, water for the last 22 days, have now to negotiate thigh to waist-deep water.
This is happening repeatedly and will continue just because of unplanned urbanisation in DND without any drainage and sewerage system, according to locals.
Residents of East Boxnagar, West Boxnagar, Tengra, Hazinagar, Amtola, Barobhanga, Dogair, Para Dogair, many parts of Konapara, Basherpool and low-lying areas of Matuail in Demra have again fallen in similar trouble.
Shimul Ahmed, a resident of East Boxnagar, said, "All the roads of our
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areas have again gone under water which has almost reached the previous level. The rainwater which was pumped out before has come back again."
A total of five pumps installed at Ranimahal area of Sarulia union in Demra, 17 pumps in Narayanganj district and several others are pumping out rainwater at Shyampur in Demra from the last week of September.
Besides four pumps at Shimrail known as DND pump house under the Water and Development Board are in operation round the clock to pump out logged water from DND. Yet the effort is inadequate against the huge volume of rainwater.
Dilara Mostak Nipa, a resident of Tengra, said, " Rainwater has entered our veranda. All roads have already gone under water. It seems the situation will be similar to the recent waterlogging in our area."
Mohammad Mizan, a resident of Konapara said, "We got relived of the immediate past waterlogging but now the suffering has come back by inundating all the roads and many houses of our area."
Situation at Dogair and Dogair bazaar area has tremendously worsened as most of the houses of that area are again under water, he said.
Situation of Sanarpar, Nemaikashari, Bagmara, Kadaltali, Rasulbagh, Jalkuri, Bhuigarh, Delpara, Lamapara, Tusharpara, Pathantali, Godhnail and Kadamtali of Siddirganj upazila in Narayanganj district and many parts of Fatullah upazila has taken a serious turn.
"We are already in trouble. Now it is becoming severe and severe," Abdul Jalil, a resident of Jalkuri Khilpara said.
In Narayanganj 43 shelter centres were opened in four union parishads -- Fatullah, Kutubpur, Godhnail and Siddirganj. Sixteen thousand people who took shelter in the last month there are still staying as the situation was not improved there until now, according to the district administration sources.