Rehabilitate Jamuna erosion victims, build embankment
Rally in Sirajganj town demands
Hundreds of erosion victims joined by cross sections of people bring out a rally in Sirajganj town yesterday demanding construction of protection embankment from Ranigram Hard Point to Jamuna bridge.Photo: STAR
Hundreds of people in Sirajganj Sadar upazila yesterday held a rally at the Independence Square in Bazaar Station intersection demanding rehabilitation of the Jamuna erosion victims. They also demanded building of a permanent dam from Ranigram Hard Point to Jamuna Bridge to protect Sirajganj from the gorge of the river. Sirajganj Pourasabha ward councilor Nazrul Islam was in the chair. Speakers said every year the Jamuna devours hundreds of homesteads and a vast tract of croplands but the authorities do not take any initiative to check the river erosion. They blamed on Water Development Board (BWDB) personnel for looting and misappropriating crores of taka each year in name of controlling river erosion. They also urged the authorities to take immediate steps for dredging the Jamuna. It will help ensure smooth flow of the river and protect the neighbourhood from erosion, they said. Later, they brought out a big procession. Processionists paraded the main streets of the district town and submitted a memorandum to Sirajganj Deputy Commissioner Ashraf Ali containing their demands. People from all walks of life including students, teachers, politicians, businessmen, cultural activists and different NGO personnel participated.
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