Padma dyke at Bagha washed away one week after repair
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
The Padma flood control embankment at Bagha has been washed away only a week after its renovation, posing a serious threat to adjacent villages.The Water Development Board (WDB) sources claimed that the embankment was repaired at Sorer Hat, Khaer Hat and Brahmandanga in Gorgori union. But local people alleged that the embankment developed cracks only four days after renovation. Sources said Tk 1.5 lakh was allocated for renovation of 700 meters of the embankment but so far only 120 meters have been completed. Talking to this correspondent Gorgori Union Parishad also Chairman Nazrul Islam alleged that the WDB contractor did 'nominal' repair work at only one point of the embankment leaving three other points 'untouched'.
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