Fresh cracks in earth in 2 Rajshahi UZs
Villagers gather to see the crack at Sarengpur village in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district yesterday.Photo: STAR
Fresh cracks appeared on lands in Manda upazila of Naogaon and in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi districts under Barind tract on Sunday. Villagers of Sarengpur under Godagari upazila said a crack appeared on a land at the village situated near the bank of the Padma three days ago and extended to some one kilometer until yesterday. Cracks also appeared on the walls of three brick-built houses and a mosque at the village, they said. At Satoil Pirakoir village under Manda upazila, locals noticed a small crack on land two weeks ago. In the last 24 hours, the crack extended up to 500 yards. Prof Kamrul Hasan Majumder, chairman of RU geology and mining department, said the cracks developed due to overload of land surface over the clay layer of soil. The clay layer was dry because of lack of rainfall for over six months and it swelled and gained weight after recent rainfall, he added. Dr Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan of geology and mining department of Rajshahi University (RU) said the cracks might have appeared following sudden rainfall in the Barind tract. Meanwhile, cracks developed at different villages of Mohonpur upazila of Rajshahi, Shapahar of Naogaon and Shibganj of Chapainawabganj in middle of April.
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