Over 100 houses of residents living in five villages in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila have been devoured by the Jhenai River as its water level is increasing rapidly.
Locals said extensive erosion began last week due to the influx of water from upstream and tidal surges.
In Fatehpur union, in villages such as Fatehpur Paschimpara, Sutanri, Tholpara, Bankata, and Tholpara Madrasapara, erosion has severely affected homes, farmlands, mosques, and cemeteries, placing them at risk.
Many families from these villages have already started relocating. The mosque in Bankata village and the cemetery in Tholpagha village are also under threat.
Billal Hossain from Bankata village said that he and his three brothers had to relocate their home due to riverbank erosion and are now living in someone else's house.
Sudden erosion: 5 houses devoured by river in GazipurBelaiyat Hossain from the same village also said: “I had to relocate my home due to the fear of erosion.”
Fatehpur Union Parishad Chairman Abdur Rauf said: “Upon receiving news of the erosion, Tangail-7 MP Khan Ahmed Shuvo visited the affected villages on Saturday morning. The MP has directed the Water Development Board to provide geo bags to the erosion-affected area within the next two days.”
Tangail Water Development Board Executive Engineer Sajjad Hossain said necessary measures will be taken to prevent further erosion, such as promptly placing geo bags in the affected areas.
