Around 1,480 hectares of land along the Ganga-Padma in Murshidabad district of West Bengal have been eroded during the last 15 years, according to Government of West Bengal, said Tudu. The erosion was observed in Farakka, Samsergunj, Suti-I & II, Raghunathgunj-II, Lalgola, Bhawangola-II, Raninagar-II, Jalangi blocks and Dhuliyan municipality of …
Around 1,480 hectares of land along the Ganga-Padma in Murshidabad district of West Bengal have been eroded during the last 15 years, according to Government of West Bengal, said Tudu. The erosion was observed in Farakka, Samsergunj, Suti-I & II, Raghunathgunj-II, Lalgola, Bhawangola-II, Raninagar-II, Jalangi blocks and Dhuliyan municipality of …
MANIKGANJ: The Padma River has devoured homesteads and cropland on a vast tract of land in Ramkrishnapur Union of Harirampur upazila in the district. Kamal Hossain, Chairman of Ramkrishnapur Union told that about 200 houses including haat and bazaars of Ramkrishnapur, Darikandi and Jagannatpur have already been devoured by the …
Hilsa catches from rivers are shrinking in spite of a rise in overall production, due to pollution and falling navigability. In fiscal 2012-13, hilsa catches from inland waters, mainly from rivers, stood at 98,648 tonnes, the lowest in three years and down almost 14 percent year-on-year, according to the Department …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund state-of-the-art riverbank protection measures in Bangladesh to prevent land erosion, which is destroying livelihoods costing the economy an estimated $250 million a year. An ADB multitranche loan financing facility of $255 million will help put in place riverbank protection structures and embankments along …
The government will implement two separate projects for riverbank protection and strengthening climate resilience and disaster preparedness in eight coastal towns with credit support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Total cost of the projects has been estimated at $425.7 million (Tk. 3,277.89 crore). The Manila-based lender in a statement …
Climate change upsets life, livelihood alike; major rivers flowing below usual level The water level of the Jamuna has never dropped to this low in the last one decade. At Bahadurabad point on May 14 this year, it was 14.51 metres above sea level, and 15.82m and 15.22m on the …
The river erosion will also render as many as 35 thousand people landless At least 3,666 hectares of fertile land and 485 hectares of settlement on both sides of the bank of Jamuna, Ganges, Padma and lower Maghna rivers will disappear intro river water because of erosion. The river erosion …
The High Court on Sunday directed the government to stop sand mining from the river Padma at Charghat, Rajshahi immediately to protect its ecology from further damage. A bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar also asked the government to submit a compliance report to …
The four major rivers — Jamuna, Ganges, Padma and Meghna — may grab around 3,700 hectares of land leaving 36,680 people landless and homeless this year. A prediction report of Centre for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) said 485 hectares of settlement, 5.6 kilometers (km) of active embankment and …
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, as most of the water bodies are now dying in the region especially in its high Barind tract. Fisheries scientists and specialists said breeding and grazing fields of the fish species …
: With continuous onrush of floodwater from upstream for more than a week, the Padma river has now become closer to its danger mark affecting around 6,000 people and devouring 273 dwelling houses in the district, reports BSS. Control Room officials closed to Water Development Board here said the water …
Erosion by the River Padma devoured around 150 homesteads and over 1000 bighas of cropland under Sujanagar and Ishwardi upazilas in the last one week. A large number of erosion-hit people have taken shelter on roads and high land, said an official of Water Development Board (WDB) in the district. …
The massive and unabated erosion in the river Padma has been posing a serious threat to the city protection embankment, officials and others concerned here said. In the wake of rising floodwater in the mighty river, erosion is continuing at different places especially Sonaikandi, Noboganga, Bulanpur, Char Taranagar, Khidirpur and …
Bangladesh PM pins hopes on India, Indian buses for Bangladesh Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday handed over the keys of 20 buses to Bangladesh. India will hand over another batch of 30 buses along with 88 air-conditioned coaches by April this year. This forms part of $1 …
The Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Project yesterday started supplying water for Irri-boro cultivation on around 1.16 lakh hectares of land in Kushtia, Jhenidah, Magura and Chuadanga districts. The project is using 15 pumps to lift water from the river Padma and supply it to the project areas through a channel. As GK …
The World Bank will provide a financial assistance of Rs 1,250 crore for minor irrigation schemes in West Bengal to help the State raise farm sector output, the Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, said here on Friday. He also noted that not much work was done in West Bengal for …
A vast area in Faridpur Sadar upazilla situated on the river bank Padma were inundated with rise of water level in the river during last two days. According to official sources, four villages of Aliabad union on the outskirts of the district town were inundated when flood water entered the …
Around 2,428 hectares of cultivable land and 413 hectares of settlement on the banks of Jamuna, Ganges and Padma rivers will disappear due to erosion this year. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) have made the prediction through analysing satellite images. BWDB …
The most delectable hilsa, swore connoisseurs, were to be found in the rivers of Bangladesh. But silting and have changed that. They are moving towards the Ganga now. Read this special report by Down To Earth on hilsa's shifting homebase. Ten years ago Bangladesh’s rivers were deeper and hilsa plentiful. …
Aminul Islam looked to the sky and in an instant brought his eyes to rest on a small mound of hilsa. He picked up a silver-scaled fish, patted its underbelly that had a streak of pink running across it, and let out a cry drowning the scraping of crates, the …