bURDWAN : Further collapse of the Ganga riverbank has sparked off panic among the residents of Jahdanga and Tamaghata villages in Purbasthali area near Kalna. Twenty eight families so far have been shifted to safer places by the Kalna administration. Senior district officials will visit the area on Wednesday to review the situation. On the night of 4 July, the riverbank had collapsed, rendering hundreds of villagers homeless at Tamaghata village. The irrigation department, meanwhile, is planning damage control measures, considering the frequent downpour in this region. Mr Ashoke Bhattacharya, superintending engineer, state irrigation department in Burdwan said: "The Ganga riverbank has broken in the upper stream of Tamaghata where the restoration work is yet to begin.' n SNS