1 crore and 38 lakh allocated for protection of Ibrahimpur-Ishanbala in Chandpur.The Water Development Board has approved an allocation or administrative expenditure of Tk. 1.38 crore to prevent the Chandpur Emergency Erosion to protect the Ibrahimpur Union of Chandpur Sadar and Ishanbala Bazar of Haimchar and adjoining areas on the right bank of the Meghna River in Chandpur district.
Of this, Tk. 83 lakh has been sanctioned for the preservation of 215 mitre area of arrow at Ibrahimpur Alur Bazar in Chandpur Sadar and Tk. 55 lakh for preservation of 100 mitre arrow at Ishanbala in Haimchar to prevent emergency breakage.
An official of the Water Development Board said this on Monday, August 10.
According to the Water Development Board, houses and agricultural lands including Ibrahimpur Potato Bazar and Ishanbala Bazar, Police Outpost, MGS Girls School, Koralia Government Primary School and other government and private establishments are being washed away in the Meghna River due to tidal water.
In response to the demands of the local people’s representatives and the people, Chandpur has been proposing a project and allocating it for repair and maintenance every year.
Md. Jahangir Hossain, deputy assistant engineer in charge of Haimchar, said in a telephone call that the Water Development Board has allocated the money for the protection of the river banks. Initiatives have been taken to save the arrow by throwing geo bags. The weight of each Geo bag has been fixed at 250 kg.
He added that in the presence of an executive magistrate, geo-bags are being counted and dumped in the area. So far, 4,447 Geo bags will be dumped in Ishanbala on August 09 and another 4,500 bags will be dumped in Sobar today.
Emergency work at Ibrahimpur potato market is nearing completion. About 13,000 geo-bags have already been dumped there to save the river bank.Incidentally, if the river banks are preserved, hundreds of river erosion families in Ishanbala and Aru Bazar areas will be protected from the erosion of the Meghna River and educational institutions are working to spread education. Locals are playing an important role in the production of agricultural products. The locals hope that they will be able to make a living by cultivating their crop lands.
Correspondent:Abdul Ghoni, August 11,2020