Sluice gate collapse affecting farming

All the five vents of sluice gate that connects the Shibbaria River at Alipur Bazaar in Kalapara upazila have collapsed allowing saline water into the crop fields. The riverside guide wall and pipes of the sluice gate have also broken down. This is affecting drainage of water from four villages of Latachapli union.  Earlier, the upper portion of walkway over sluice gate has caved in. Locals blamed movement of loaded truck and other vehicles through the walkway for the collapse of the sluice gate, which might go under water.  This sluice gate is located on Alipur-Naiuripara road in Latachapli union. Sayed Fakir, chairman of Latachapli union parishad, said the five-vent sluice gate was setup in 1960. Upazila Agriculture Officer Masiur Rahman said farmers of the villages could not cultivate winter vegetable because of inundation of the fields by saline water. Kalapara Upazila Nirbahi Officer Zahangir Hossain said, “I have informed the executive engineer of BWDB about this problem.” Abul Khaier, executive engineer of Kalapara BWDB division, said, “We have taken initiative to repair the sluice gate.”

Sluice gate collapse affecting farming

All the five vents of sluice gate that connects the Shibbaria River at Alipur Bazaar in Kalapara upazila have collapsed allowing saline water into the crop fields. The riverside guide wall and pipes of the sluice gate have also broken down. This is affecting drainage of water from four villages of Latachapli union. Earlier, the upper portion of walkway over sluice gate has caved in. Locals blamed movement of loaded truck and other vehicles through the walkway for the collapse of the sluice gate, which might go under water. This sluice gate is located on Alipur-Naiuripara road in Latachapli union. Sayed Fakir, chairman of Latachapli union parishad, said the five-vent sluice gate was setup in 1960. Upazila Agriculture Officer Masiur Rahman said farmers of the villages could not cultivate winter vegetable because of inundation of the fields by saline water. Kalapara Upazila Nirbahi Officer Zahangir Hossain said, I have informed the executive engineer of BWDB about this problem. Abul Khaier, executive engineer of Kalapara BWDB division, said, We have taken initiative to repair the sluice gate.