Bhabadah people seek remedy for river siltation

Several hundred people of Bhabadah affected areas in Jashore and Khulna on Tuesday demanded implementation of Tidal River Management Project (TRM) immediately.

They gathered at the premises of deputy commissioner’s office in Jashore and submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the DC. Bhabadah Water Mitigation Movement Committee organised the programme.

Around ten lakh people of Abhaynagar, Monirampur, Keshabpur and sadar upazila of Jashore, Dumuria and Phultala of Khulna district and Tala upazia in Satkhira suffer for several months during the rainy season every year as the rivers of the area become silted, the committee leaders said. The local rivers -Sree, Hari, Teka and Mukteswari were at edge of death due to the faulty construction of sluice gates built in 60s at Bhabadah in Jashore, they said.

 

 

Bhabadah people seek remedy for river siltation

Several hundred people of Bhabadah affected areas in Jashore and Khulna on Tuesday demanded implementation of Tidal River Management Project (TRM) immediately. They gathered at the premises of deputy commissioners office in Jashore and submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister through the DC. Bhabadah Water Mitigation Movement Committee organised the programme. Around ten lakh people of Abhaynagar, Monirampur, Keshabpur and sadar upazila of Jashore, Dumuria and Phultala of Khulna district and Tala upazia in Satkhira suffer for several months during the rainy season every year as the rivers of the area become silted, the committee leaders said. The local rivers -Sree, Hari, Teka and Mukteswari were at edge of death due to the faulty construction of sluice gates built in 60s at Bhabadah in Jashore, they said.