Incessant rains for the closing couple of days possess flooded homesteads, cropland and fish enclosures, rendering spherical 8,500 of us of 26 villages in Abhaynagar upazila marooned.
College grounds and residential courtyards are flooded, with water ranges reaching waist and even chest height in some areas.
In line with the place of industrial of Abhaynagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer, low-lying areas in Prembagh, Sundali, Chalisia, Payra unions, and Nawapara municipality were heavily affected resulting from Bhavadaha’s waterlogging and most up-to-date rains.
Fourteen shelters were opened the put 14 males, 18 ladies, and 55 young of us possess taken refuge, it stated.
The worst-affected areas embrace Ziadanga, Magura, Bongram, Baliadanga in Prembagh Union, Laxmipur, Danga Moshiahati, and Sundali in Sundali Union, Dumurtala, Andha, Chalisia in Chalisia Union, Dighalia and Barandi in Payra Union, and Buikara, Amdanga, and Gazipur in Nawapara municipality.
At some stage in a consult with to the affected unions, the correspondent learned of us stranded, with faculties closed and roads underwater. “In the waterlogged explain of Kota West Para, water has entered the homes of residents love Jafar Sheikh and Shefali Begum. They are in a determined explain, unable to prepare dinner, bask in, and even dawdle to the lavatory. At night, they dwell in pain of snakes and bugs as water floods beneath their beds,” stated a native.
The residents claim they’ve no longer got any authorities abet to this level, and young of us are struggling to lend a hand faculty.
Md Robiul Alam, president of the Abhaynagar Upazila Fish Enclosure Owners’ Affiliation, stated, “Fish enclosure householders are ruined. Without authorities abet, rehabilitation will seemingly be very hard.”
Senior Fisheries Officer Aminul Haque confirmed that 332 fish enclosures across 114.50 hectares, as smartly as 180 ponds and lakes keeping 24.15 hectares, were damaged. “The complete estimated loss is over 5.23 crore. Now we possess requested increased authorities for give a enhance to,” he added.
Upazila Agriculture Officer Pretty Khatun reported that 1,581 hectares of transplanted Aman rice fields and 136 hectares of vegetable vegetation on 1,738 hectares, were destroyed.
Abhaynagar UNO Joydeb Chakraborty stated the deputy commissioner of Jessore visited the waterlogged areas on Monday and has issued instructions to the Water Style Board officers.
Palash Kumar Banerjee, government engineer of the Jessore Water Style Board, stated four water pumps are currently running on the Bhavadaha sluice gate to mitigate the waterlogging.
“A mission price Tk 47.65 crore is underway, and once implemented, this can also completely resolve the waterlogging direct on this instance.”
