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Heavy rain triggers flood, worsens river erosion

Star National Desk
Heavy downpour during the last couple of days has worsened flood situation in Netrakona and Feni districts and erosion in Sirajganj.
Around 20 thousand people of Durgapur, Kalmakanda and Khaliajuri upazilas in Netrakona district have become marooned and road links in several areas snapped, reports our Netrakona correspondent.
Heavy rain during the last three days and onrush of water from hills across the border triggered flash flood in the three upazilas. Netrakona Water Development Board (WDB) sources said.
Birishiri, Kakoyirgora, Gaokandia, Bakoljura unions in Durgapur upazila and Langura, Pogla and Koilati unions in Kalmakanda upazila have gone under four to six feet water, sources said.
Siddikur Rahman, 35, of Shibganj village in Durgapur upazila went missing in floodwater on Tuesday night.
Vast areas of Madan and Atpara upazilas are likely to go under water in next 24 hours as the Someshwary, a major river of the district, is flowing over the danger level.
Six-kilometre Durgapur-Ranikong road in Durgapur upazila, the only link road between Durgapur upazila headquarters and bordering villages of the upazila, is now under three to five feet water.
Floodwater damaged most of the Aman seedlings and vegetable fields in the affected areas.
Road communication between the district headquarters and Durgapur upazila Sadar is snapped as parts of the road near Janzail Bazar and Suknakuri in Durgapqr upazila has been damaged. Road communication between Netrakona district headquarters and Kalmakanda upazila Sadar is also disrupted.
A vast area of Khaliajuri upazila has been flooded and road communication between Netrakona and Khaliajuri upazila headquarters disrupted as around 20 kilometres of 60-kilometre Netrakona-Khaliajuri road went under five to six feet water.
The district administration allotted 23 tonnes of rice for the flood-affected people.
Our Sirajganj correspondent reports: With the rise of water level in the Jamuna due to downpour and onrush of water from upstream, erosion has taken a serious turn in Chowhali and Shahzadpur upazilas of Sirajganj district.
About 400 dwelling houses, two educational institutions, 300 km roads and five bazaars of the two upazilas have gone into the riverbed in last one month. The worst affected raeas are Gudibari, Jogtola, Bhatpara, Hatkora, Benutia and Kaizuri villages in Shahzadpur upazila and Jalalpur, Umorpur, Kaskawlia villages and upazila headquarters in Chowhali upazila.
Around 2500 homesteads, four educational institutions, three bazaars, 488 hectares of croplands, 9ftihgctares.of.laod of dwelling houses and 2025 km roads in the areas are now under threat of erosion in this season, said a survey report placed by Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services
(CEGIS).anNGO.
Marking Gudibari, Chackzamirta, Bhatpara, Jogtola, Purbokhcrua, Kayanthai, Kashipur, Mowkuri, Garzan, Gala, Benutia, Jalalpur, Umorpur and Chowhali villages as vulnerable, the NGO men put 'red flags and 'yellow flags' at risky places and suggested villagers to shift to safer places as soon as possible.
During a visit to Kaizuri, Gudhibari, Bhatpara and Jogtola areas in Shahzadpur upazila yesterday, this cone-spondent found that many people, rendered homeless due to the erosion, have taken shelter on different roads and embankments.
Many people, who are preparing to shift their homesteads to safer places, expressed frustration over the authorities' failure to take proper initiatives to prevent erosion in Chowhali and Shahzadpur upazilas.
WDB officials in Sirajganj said they have written to the higher authorities asking for necessary funds to save the areas from the current erosion.
A correspondent adds from Feni: The embankment on Kahua River breached at two places of Teteswar village in Parshuram of Feni district yesterday noon due to the impact of the incessant rain and flash flood from hills of India, said WDB Feni official Md Nur Nabi.
Fujgazi Bazar in Fulgazi upa^Lq^^s gone under two feet water as Muhun River has overflowed.
Muhuri, Kahua and Selonia rivers are flowing 50 centimetres above the danger level at places.