Netrakona, Habiganj Districts
Part of dyke washed away, breaches in another
Onrush of water from the upstream has washed away a portion of an embankment in Netrakona and developed breaches in another dyke in Habiganj.
A portion of Kirtonkhola embankment washed away in Naiyorirkhal area of Kirtonkhola haor (water body) under Khaliajuri upazila in Netrakona district on Friday night, reports our correspondent.
Locals said, water level of Dhanu River increased following onrush of hill water from the upstream. The Water Development Board (WDB) had repaired the embankment only 20-25 days ago.
Meanwhile boro crops on around 700 hectares in Kirtonkhola, Pangashia, Laxmipasha, Jalorbon, Rangamatia, Sonatola, Pada, Korkoria and Satdila haor area under Khaliajuri upazila were submerged by the flood water.
Locals said, hundreds of people worked round the clock for the last three days to save Kirtonkhola flood protection embankment but all their efforts went in vain.
In Habiganj, breaches developed in the embankment on Bosira River in Ajmiriganj upazila in the last three days due to rain and onrush of water from hills, reports our staff correspondent in Sylhet.
People of about 20 villages are in great anxiety while boro crops on several thousand hectares in the Ajmiriganj and Baniachang upazilas threatened.
Water Development Board (WDB) allotted Tk 3.5 lakh for repair of the dyke, but the work did not start as per schedule, locals alleged.
UNO of Ajmiriganj Asif Bin Ikram visited the site and talked to the locals. Villagers told him that the situation may take serious turn, if steps are not taken in a day or two.
Crop fields in Kakailseo, Sandapur, Mahtabpur and Rasulpur of Ajmiriganj, Biramchar, Boirati, Baherchar and Bhurbhuri haors of Mitamain upazila and Bithongal, Matikata, Muradpur, Poilarkandi, Mondori and Bijoypur haors of Baniachang upazila will be inundated in case the dyke washed away, they said.
WDB official, however allayed fear saying they would soon take measures to stop the breaches.
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