At the beginning of rainy season severe river erosion in River Jamuna rendered about 2,000 people homeless at Islampur upazila in Jamalpur.
According to the upazila administration sources, during the last one month two villages of Islampur upazila went under the river. The devoured villages are Dakkhin Gilabari and Majhipara under Chinaduly union.
Besides, erosion also continued in some villages in Chinaduly and Nowarpara unions of the upazala. People of Paschim Bamna, Nandanerpara, Kathma, Kajla, Guthail and Kadamtali villages in the two unions are passing their days in worries due to continuous erosion.
After visiting the river eroded areas in Islampur, Alhaj Faridul Haque Khan Dulal, member of perliament, said that river bank protection work of a project involving Tk 366 crore was going on in Islampur, Dewanganj and Sarishabari upazilas.
Though the erosion in the project areas of Islampur had been stopped after Geo textile dumping work, but erosion in the project-excluded areas in Islampur remained alarming, he added. The MP drew attention to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to save the areas.
Source : New Age
