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Erosion by Teesta, Modhumoti Rivers

Flood shelter, school in Narail, Gaibandha under threat

Our Correspondent, Gaibandha
Haripur flood shelter at Ujan Tewra point in Sundarganj upazila is now under serious threat of erosion by the River Teesta as a portion of the shelter has already gone into the river, affecting some families.
In 2005, Practical Action Bangladesh donor agency and local NGO Akota built the shelter on five bighas of land with the capacity of
accommodating 150 families of flood-hit victims. It has 17 large scale rooms.
For the last few days, local people tried to stop the erosion by erecting bamboo spars but failed, threatening the flood shelter centre, said Bidhut Kumar Dev Sarma, a member of Haripur Union Parishad.
If permanent measures are not taken immediately to thwart the erosion, the shelter centre may go into the river anytime, said Mozherul Islam, chairman
of the union parishad.
Lutfar Rahman, executive director of Akota, said we already wrote to the donor agency for fund to check the erosion.
We informed the higher authorities about the matter, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abu Rafa Md Arif.
Away in Narail, a government primary school in Lohagra upazila of the district is now under threat of erosion by the River Modhumoti, reports our correspondent.
The building of T-Korgati Government Primary School may go into the river anytime if necessary measures are not taken immediately to stop the onslaught, said Headmaster Md Asaduzaman Mollah.
The mighty Modhumoti already devoured the toilet, tube-well and playground of the school, much to the worry of 400 kids, he said.
Despite repeated pleas, the authorities are yet to take any steps to control the
erosion, said the headmaster.
During a recent visit, this correspondent found many villagers nearby the school areas leaving their homesteads for safer places in fear of further erosion.
Contacted, Amito Kumar Das, deputy divisional engineer of local Water Development Board (WDB), said we wrote to the higher authorities for fund to stop the erosion but no response yet to come.