'Declare flood-hit areas in Satkhira disaster zone'
Hundreds of affected people hold rally, procession
Several hundred flood-hit people of Tala, Satkhira Sadar and Kalaroa upazilas bring out a procession on Satkhira-Jessore Road yesterday, urging the government to declare the affected areas as 'disaster zone'.Photo: STAR
Several hundred flood-affected people in the district held a rally, brought out procession and put up barricade on Satkhira-Jessore highway yesterday. They submitted a memorandum urging the government to declare the flood-affected areas in Tala, Satkhira Sadar, Kalaroa upazilas and some parts of other upazilas as disaster area. Demanding adequate relief for the flood victims, they also called upon the government to re-excavate the silted Kabodak and Betna rivers to get rid of flood in the areas. They also opposed construction of a sluice gate at a cost of over Tk 11 crore on the river Ichhamati at Shakhra point in Debhata upazila as it would not help drain out the flood water. Satkhira Nagorik Committee, Kendrio Pani Committee, Banbhasi Sanghati Mancha and Kabodak Bachao Andolon jointly organised the programme. The rally was held at Shaheed Abdur Razzak Park with Satkhira Nagorik Committee convener advocate Abdur Rahim in the chair. Speakers at the rally said, over four lakh people in the district remained marooned since August 2 as rainwater and waters from the silted Kabodak and Betna entered into the areas overflowing their banks. The waterlogged people now passing miserable days for lack of food, shelter, pure drinking water and medicines, they said. After the rally the flood-affected people brought out a procession in the town and put up a 5-minute barricade on Satkhira-Jessore highway to press home their demands. Later, they submitted a memorandum to the prime minister through the deputy commissioner (DC).
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