Communications snap as road to bridge washed away
Flood situation in Gaibandha unchanged
Bangali River devoured the approach road of Dewantala bridge at Mohimaganj on Sunday night, disconnecting road communication between Gobindaganj and Saghata upazilas of Gaibandha district.Photo: STAR
An approach road to a bridge over the Bangali River in Gobindaganj has been eroded, snapping road communications between Gobindagnaj and Shaghata upazilas of Gaibandha district. Locals said at least 20 feet approach road to the bridge was eroded by the Bangali River at Dewantola in Mohimaganj union within a few hours on Saturday night, plunging thousands of people of the two upazilas in immense trouble. The bridge was built last year to ease road communication between Gobindaganj and Shaghata upazila. Local people and staff of the local government engineering department are dumping sand bags in the eroded portion to protect the approach road from further onslaught of the river. Abdul Latif Prodhan, chairman of Mohimaganj Union Parishad, said local people are working along with the government staff on the spot to prevent further erosion by the river. Meanwhile, flood situation in Gaibandha district remained unchanged yesterday as the Jamuna and Tessta rivers were flowing above the danger marks. At least 3,000 people in Teesta char areas and in Jamuna basin have remained marooned since Saturday. Local NGOs are shifting the marooned people and their cattle to safer places in boats. Aman seedlings on a vast tract of land in Gobindaganj upazila have been submerged by floodwater. Roads in remote areas have gone under water, snapping communications between the district headquarters and Gobindaganj and Shaghata upazilas. A portion of a flood control dyke collapsed at Chalkpara adjacent to Shaghata Bazaar yesterday, inundating Shaghata Bazar Police Station and health complex. Beside, erosion by the rive Jamuna has taken a serious turn at Tarapuir, Belka, Haripur, Kapasia and Sreepur under Sunderganj upazila, Mollar Char, Gideri and Kamarjani under Gaibandha Sadar upazila, Kanchipara, Fazlupur, Erendabari and Uria under Fulchari Upazila, and Bharatkhali, Haldia and Ghuridaha in Shaghata upazila.
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