13 enclosures in Chalan Beel removed

Chatmohar upazila administration in a drive on Saturday removed 13 illegal bamboo enclosures put up by a section of fishermen in the Boral, Gumani and a few other connecting rivers.

During the drive, the UNO along with police found the illegal enclosures with shweti net (closely knitted net) in the rivers of Chalan Beel, said the upazila fishery officer.

A group of influential fishermen put up the enclosures obstructing the rivers' normal flow, contributing to the death of local variety of fishes, he said.