Hossainpur (Kishoreganj) Correspondent :
The tributary of the Brahmaputra River flowing through Hossainpur in Kishoreganj has lost its navigability and turned into a dead canal. The bottom of the river is gradually being filled with sand, silt and silt. There was no flow of water in the once fast flowing river. Char (basin) areas are waking up in the river. Local farmers are growing crops in those areas. Locals along the river bank are cultivating improved varieties of wheat, maize and boro paddy on the river bank.
Concerned people say that due to lack of water in the rivers flowing in Hossainpur, the ground water level has gone down. Many rivers and canals have already been dug by the government and its navigability has been restored. However, no activity took place on the Brahmaputra river branch adjacent to Hossainpur Bazar. Therefore, the locals have strongly demanded for excavation of the tributary of Brahmaputra river in a short time to make the navigability. Going to the ground, it can be seen that the existence of this river is now on the verge of disappearing due to flooding. Farmers are now cultivating various crops including paddy, wheat and maize at the bottom of the flooded river. The people of Nadirpara are making a living by cultivating in the river.
According to the locals, at one time there was enough water in the river. It was used for farming as well as for daily necessities. The bottom of the river is filled with silt and huge chars have sprung up over a wide area.
It is known that this river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra river, was once a strong current and the people on the banks of the river were in a state of panic. But now that the river has lost its navigability, its terrible form is no longer visible during the rainy season. River waves are now just memories.
The river is gradually dying due to declining navigability. The river has now turned into arable land. Cultivation is a variety of agricultural crops. Many are becoming self-sufficient by producing agricultural products.
Kashem, a local farmer, said our land was submerged by river erosion. We are better off cultivating the river after getting back our ancestral property.
In this regard, Upazila Agriculture Officer, agriculturist Md. ImrulKayes said that the ground water level has gone down due to lack of water in the rivers. If there was water in the river, it would be easy to produce crops by irrigating different types of crop lands with the water of that river. But due to lack of water in the river, cultivation is being done in the river. Those chars are producing different crops.
