Md Salim Hossain. Jessore :
A vast area of land under Sharsha and Jhikargachha upazilas went under deep water due downfall of water coming from the neighboring India. The situation is going to be deteriorated, locals said.
Bangladesh faced devastating flood in bordering and adjacent districts as India opened the dams on river that have links with Bangladesh in 2000.
Dr. Humayun Kabir, Deputy Commissioner, Jessore told The New Nation that the overflow of water in the River Ichhamati caused flooding at several villages under Sharsha and Jhikargachha upazilas in Jessore.
Water was coming downwards to Bangladesh from India through the River Ichhamati in the Indian side and Betna River, River Kodla, different linking canals alongside the frontier at Dadkhali, Bahadurpur, Kashipur and Narikelbaria under Sharsha upazila, said elected representatives of local government bodies and government officials.
Dr. Humayun Kabir, Deputy Commissioner, Jessore on Sunday visited the affected areas along with Sirajul Haque Manju, Chairmen, Sharsha upazila, Abdus Salam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Sharsha, Arifuzzaman, Assistant Commissioner ( Land ) and Mizanur Rahman, Chairman, Bahadurpur Union Council under the upazila.
Locals said over 500 families of nine villages under Sharsha upazila were affected in rain water and water coming downwards Bangladesh from the neighbouring country India. Some 200 fish enclosures and cultivable lands of around 40 – beels (wet lands) were washed away. Some villages under Jhikargachha upazila were also flooded in water coming from India.
Mizanur Rahman, chairman, Bahadurpur union council, Abdul Kuddus, chairman, Kaiba union council, Abdul Gaffar, chairman, Putkhali union council, Kamal Uddin, chairman, Laxmanpur and Abdul Mannan of Deehi union council said a vast area of land under their jurisdiction went under water. ‘Water level is going up day by day,’ they added.
Hirok Kumar, Agricultural Extension Officer, Sharsha upazila told journalists that saplings of a total of 655 hectares of land and vegetables of some 335 hectares of land were damaged.
