10 Satkhira villages flooded as dyke collapses
At least 10 villages in Munsiganj and Romjan Nagar unions under Shyamnagar upazila were inundated as water entered the area through the collapsed embankment on the Mirganj River by heavy pressure of water due to violent tide on October 23 night.
The embankment covering 100 yards at Bhetkhali went into the river due to heavy pressure of water caused by high tide.
The affected villagers are trying to reconstruct the damaged embankments on self-help basis but they failed due to heavy pressure of water following violent tide of the river.
The affected villages are Jyotindra Nagar, Chhoto Bhetkhali, Boro Bhetkhali, Tangrakhali, Mirgang, Parshekhali, Romjan Nagar, Dhumghat and two other adjoining villages in Padmapukur union.
Over 5,000 people of the villages in the two unions were marooned and they took shelter on high lands in the areas. Fishes worth Tk 20 crore were washed away as shrimp enclosures on 4,000 acres of land were inundated, Zillur Rahman of village Jyotindra Nagar said.
The vast areas covering 10 villages in the unions were flooded following collapse of the embankments at the point on the Mirganj River by heavy pressure of water due to violent tide, he said.
Executive Engineer Mujibar Rahman of Satkhira Water Development Board (WDB) Division-1 said the embankment was devoured by the river due to strong current.
Local people are trying to reconstruct the collapsed embankments but failed due to heavy pressure of water, they said.
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