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1 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Sirajganj

Sirajganj town dwellers bring out a procession and submit memorandum to the DC yesterday demanding construction of a permanent embankment from Ranigram point to Jamuna Bridge.Photo: STAR

Several hundred people of around 20 villages in Sirajganj Sadar upazila yesterday brought out a procession in the town demanding effective steps to protect them from erosion of the Jamuna River and rehabilitation measures. They also urged the authorities concerned to build a permanent dam from Ranigram point to Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge. The processionists marched the main streets of the town and held a rally in front of Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office. The speakers said, about 1000 homesteads and 400 acres of the villages were devoured by the Jamuna in last one year. They said, at least 200 dwelling houses, two mosques, two madrasas, five educational institutions and 100 acres of cultivable land went into the river in the last 10 days. The demonstrators then submitted a memorandum to the DC.