14 villages in Satkhira go under water

Locals said, nearly 250-feet of Kholpetua River embankment was damaged due to heavy pressure of tidal bore at Kola area in the Assasuni upazila of the district yesterday early morning. The gushing water swept through Kola, Pratapnagar, Hijlia and Sreeula unions where thousands acres of paddy fields and fisheries enclosure were washed away. Locals blamed Water Development Board (WDB) for not repairing the embankment in due time which was in endanger for several years. Zakir Hossain, chairman of Pratapnagar union, said: “Few days ago, several villages were washed away as Kola embankment was damaged due to tidal bore. Yesterday, nearly 250-feet of the embankment go in the river which caused flood in the area.” Abu Hena Shakil, chairman of Sreeula union, blamed WDB for their negligence and said: “WDB did not repair the embankment in the due time.”