Sustainable Coastal Embankments
The flood control dams in the southern part of the country were built in the sixties and are no longer able to protect the lives and property of the people of the region in face of frequent hits of cyclones. The dams, by and large, are to undergo extreme pressures during floods and cyclones. The coastal defenses are now dilapidated and mostly useless as well.
Now, it is imperative to carry out the timely restoration of the affected and faulty embankments. Henceforth, the concerned authorities should necessarily come up with right measures in an integrated manner to spend public money only for the public interest, and for the sake of the coastal communities.
Ahnaf Sajid Jawad
Narsingdi
