Water comes from India caused flood in bordering Bangladesh

5 Dariya News (Saifur Rahman saif)

Jessore (Bangladesh) 03-Aug-2015

Many areas under bordering Sharsha sub-district in Jessore went under deep water due overflow in the rivers in Indian territory, on the opposite to Benapole land port in the south-western Bangladesh, local administrations and representatives of government bodies said.A vast area of land at several villages under Sharsha sub- district in bordering Jessore district went under water in the water that came from India down to Bangladesh; it was seen visiting the area.Dr. Humayun Kabir, deputy commissioner, Jessore confirmed 5 Dariya News that the overflow of water in the River Ichhamati caused flooding at several villages under Sharsha sub-district in Jessore district.

Water was coming downwards to Bangladesh from India through the River Ichhamati in the Indian side and Betna River, River Kodla, different linking canals alongside the frontier at Dadkhali, Bahadurpur, Kashipur and Narikelbaria under Sharsha sub-district, said elected representatives of local government bodies and government officials.Dr. Humayun Kabir, deputy commissioner, Jessore on Sunday visited the affected areas along with  Sirajul Haque Manju, chairmen, Sharsha sub-district, Abdus Salam, executive officer, Sharsha sub-district, magistrate Arifuzzaman and  Mizanur Rahman, chairman, Bahadurpur union council under the sub -district.

Locals said over 500 families of nine villages under Sharsha sub-district were affected in rain water and water coming downwards from the neighbouring country India. Some 200 fish enclosures and cultivable lands of around 40 - beels (wet lands) were washed away.Mizanur Rahman, chairman, Bahadurpur union council,  Abdul Kuddus, chairman, Kaiba union council, Abdul Gaffar, chairman, Putkhali union council, Kamal Uddin, chairman, Laxmanpur and Abdul Mannan of Deehi union council said a vast area of land under their jurisdiction went under water. ‘Water level is going up day by day,’ they added.

Hirok Kumar, agricultural extension officer, Sharsha sub-district told journalists that saplings of a total of 655 hectares of land and vegetables of some 335 hectares of land were damaged.