Erosion by the River Teesta has turned grave at village Kalmati under Lalmonirhat sadar upazila with over 120 houses devoured in the last few days. Standing crops on about 20 acres of land, fruit gardens and homesteads have gone into the gorge of the river at the village, 12 kilometers off the Lalmonirhat town, local sources said. At least 100 families have become homeless as their houses have been devoured by the river in the last three days, they added. A major portion of the Kalmati Adarsha High School building has been engulfed by the river during the period and the remaining part is on the verge of being eroded. The Kalmati Government Primary School building is also under threat of river erosion. Classes at the two educational institutions have been kept suspended for the last three days. Abdul Haque, headmaster of Kalmati Adarsha High School said,