BSS, Manikganj :
The untimely erosion of the Jamuna River has already disappeared the ten villages of Daulatpur upazila of the district and more vast areas of Charkatari, Bachamara, Baghutia, and Khalshi unions of the upazila are on the threat of to be devoured.
Abul Kalam Azad, Chairman of Charkatari Union Parishad, told BSS, about one thousand dwelling houses and huge croplands of ten villages including Kamarpara, Kathaltoli, Charkatari shekh para under his union have been disappeared during the last one month.
Akhtar Hossain, chairman of Baghutia union parishad informed that the erosion of Jamuna has took serious turn and being eroded Basail, Islampur, Rahatpur, Jotkashi, Ghosepara villages under his union.
Abdur Rashid Sarkar, chairman of Charkatari Union, said about one hundred houses and vast areas of cropland have been disappeared in the river Jamuna.
Meanwhile, M Masud Karim, deputy commissioner and other high officials of the administration visited the erosion-hit areas and talked to the victims.
A total of Taka five lakh and ten thousand have already been distributed among 96 river erosion victim families of Daulatpur and Shibalaya upazilas of the district.
Irin Parvin, UNO of Daulatpur informed that 24 metric tones of rice have been allocated for 1,611 families of Charkatari union of the upazila.
” More necessary helps will be provided with the affected families after receiving the list from the respective union parishad chairmen, she added.
