Ferry service on Bhola-Laxmipur route comes to a halt

Ferry service on Bhola-Laxmipur route came to a halt yesterday as the Meghna River devoured the Elisha road connecting the ferry ghat.

Abu Alam, in-charge of Bhola-Laxmipur ferry service, said the mighty Meghna devoured about 300 metres of the road in last 24 hours due to rough weather.

Due to this, they closed the service and it will resume after the road is renovated, he said.

All types of the vehicular movement on the road came to a halt as it was totally damaged due to the erosion caused by the strong waves of the river, said Alam.

Though the river erosion has been taking its toll on the road since Sunday morning, the officials of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) could not take any step to stop it because of inclement weather.

Abdul Hekim, executive engineer of Bhola BWDB, said they could not take any measures for renovation of the road for the weather condition.

In Munshiganj, launch and speedboat services on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route remain suspended for the second day due to bad weather, reports UNB.

Shimulia river port's traffic inspector Tofazzal Hossain said the authorities on Sunday noon decided to stop the plying of launches, speedboats, trawlers and small boats through the route to avoid accident as the weather turned rough and there was strong current in the river.

He said services will resume once the situation becomes normal.