42 villages flooded in B'baria
Over one lakh affected as Saldanadi, Haura rivers burst banks at 5 points
Our Correspondent, B'baria
At least 42 villages were flooded in Akhaura and Koshba upazilas affecting over one lakh people as rain-fed Haura and Saldanadi rivers rolling from Tripura hills in India burst their banks at several points Friday night. Two kilometres of the Akhaura-Agartola road in Bangladesh territory went under knee deep water. Movement of trucks and busses on the road were stopped. Portions of several other roads in the two upazilas also went under water, ADC (General) Abdullah Mamun told this correspondent after a visit to the affected areas. The worst affected villages are Sanarba Kushumbari, Nunasar, Kholapara, Chaigoria, Joynagar, Bautola, Rajendrapur, Brashtrapur, Noorpur, Adampur, Tanuapara, Kalekapur, Anandapur, Abdullahpur, Narayanpur, Mugra and Bayek. Local body leaders in those areas said most of people in those villages have become marooned as rural kutcha roads have gone four to five feet water. The Haura river burst its embankment at five points at Mugra, Kushumbaria, Tanuapara, Dhuturaphela and Khalapara due to three days' incessant rain and onrush of waters from across the border, official sources in the district town said. The Saldanadi burst its embankment at three points at Nayanpur, Bayek and Konakata. They said the situation may deteriorate as flood water is gushing through all the breaches in the two rivers. Water is also rolling down the Kalondi cannel, originating in the Indian hills, they said. The crop damage is yet to be ascertained. Fishes in scores of ponds have been washed away. The district administration yesterday distributed five tonnes of wheat in worst affected areas in Koshba and two tonnes in Akhaura, sources said.
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The Akhaura-Agartola road, snapped yesterday near the Akhaura border check post, was under 2 to 3 feet water. PHOTO: STAR |
