‘Erosion affects 2,000 families’

Nearly 2000 families will be affected by river bank erosion of three major rivers -- the Jamuna, Ganges and Padma - this year, water experts told a meeting in Dhaka yesterday, reports UNB.

As many as 29 areas have been identified as the most risky places for river bank erosion, this was revealed at the meeting at the BRAC Centre Inn.

Centre for Environment and Geographical Information Services (CEGIS) and BRAC, a non- government organisation, jointly organized the meeting.

The CEGIS has identified 29 high risk spots for riverbank erosion in 2017 through a detailed study of satellite data.

BRAC is running an alert campaign in six upazilas of four districts, which are among the high-risk spots identified by CEGIS. The areas are Roumari upazila of Kurigram, Sariakandi upazila of Bogra, Pangsha and Kalukhali upazilas of Rajbari and Jajira and Noria upazilas of Shariatpur. The BRAC campaign is disseminating information to the local people about the intensity of bank erosion in these areas and consequent risk of loss. Experts at the meeting ascribed the current rise in the intensity of bank erosion to three main factors, which are, climate change impact, water level rise in river systems during monsoon and recent change in the course of some major rivers.

 

Erosion affects 2,000 families

Nearly 2000 families will be affected by river bank erosion of three major rivers -- the Jamuna, Ganges and Padma - this year, water experts told a meeting in Dhaka yesterday, reports UNB. As many as 29 areas have been identified as the most risky places for river bank erosion, this was revealed at the meeting at the BRAC Centre Inn. Centre for Environment and Geographical Information Services (CEGIS) and BRAC, a non- government organisation, jointly organized the meeting. The CEGIS has identified 29 high risk spots for riverbank erosion in 2017 through a detailed study of satellite data. BRAC is running an alert campaign in six upazilas of four districts, which are among the high-risk spots identified by CEGIS. The areas are Roumari upazila of Kurigram, Sariakandi upazila of Bogra, Pangsha and Kalukhali upazilas of Rajbari and Jajira and Noria upazilas of Shariatpur. The BRAC campaign is disseminating information to the local people about the intensity of bank erosion in these areas and consequent risk of loss. Experts at the meeting ascribed the current rise in the intensity of bank erosion to three main factors, which are, climate change impact, water level rise in river systems during monsoon and recent change in the course of some major rivers.