Kutubdia island
Kutubdia is at high risk due to continuous erosion and natural disasters. Initially, Kutubdia was a land of 250 square kilometres. Due to continuous erosion it lost 40% of its landmass to the sea by 1990. Now it is a land of 58 square kilometres only. More than 65%(area)of Kutubdia has been submerged by the sea in the last 100 years. The Water Development Board built 40 kilometres of embankment to protect Kutubdia from erosion, of which 24 kilometres was damaged in the cyclone of 1991. Under these conditions, the people of this island are at high risk of natural calamities and the risk is increasing day by day.
The issue must be addressed immediately.
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