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Padma erosion makes 6,000 homeless at Chakrajapur

Published : Thursday, 25 July, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 113
Our Correspondent
RAJSHAHI, July 24: About 6,000 people of 1,200 families of Chakrajapur Union in Bagha Upazila of the district have been destitute. 

These people are dwellers of three wards of this union.

Two-thirds of few wards have already been eroded by the Padma River. But most of the victims did not raise new houses in other chars by purchasing places; and about 1,000 families have raised houses on rental places.

It was learnt, 20,000 people are living at entire Chakrajapur Union; and agriculture and fishing in river are their living sources.

In addition to houses, some of them had hundreds of bighas of agriculture lands in these chars.

At different times, their homes and lands were devoured by river; but most of them could not raise new houses by purchasing lands in other places; others raised living houses on rental places.

Chakrajapur Union in middle of the Padma River is detached from the main land, having 15 chars. 

 There are 26 kilometre (KM) Padma River stretches in the upazila including 15km at Chakrajapur Union; already three chars of the Chakrajapur Union have been devoured; three government primary schools were shifted to other chars; and Chakrajapur High School can be devoured by Padma anytime.

At present, sand-filled bags are dumped at eroded places to protect the school. 

Chakrajapur at Ward No 4 of Chakrajapur Union, Kalidaskhali Char at Ward No 5, and Chakrajapur Char at Ward No. 6 disappeared. 
Partially eroded chars are Dadpur Char at Ward No 7, Polashi Fatehpur Char at Ward No. 9, Choumadia Char at Ward No 3 and Kalidaskhali Char.

Laxminagar at Ward No 8, Atarpara Char at Ward No. 1, and Choumadua Char at Ward No 2 were partially eroded. 
A total of 150 electricity poles were shifted earlier from these areas.

A recent visit found fisherman Abdur Rahman Shikdar, 66, was passing idle time sitting along the bank of the river at Chakrajapur; he is witness of much devastation by the Padma River. 

He said, he had 60 bighas of land; but now he is all lost due to erosion by the river.
At present, he is living with his family in rental place in other char.

Now he is passing his family having one son and one wife as a fisher. His two daughters have been married.  
Earlier, he was dweller of Kalidaskhali Char but now he is dweller of Chakrajapur Village. 

"After independence, I built my house in Kalidaskhali Char; due to erosion by the Padma River, I lost my home and land for several times; I changed my places for many times; but after my house breaking in 2016, I did not get place in char of Padma."

He further said, he has been living in Chakrajapur Char by taking rent of one bigha land; he and his one brother are living there at a monthly rent of Tk 20,000 per year.

Like him many others including housewife Urmi Khatun, and Saila Aktar are living in rental places.

Lands can be taken rent for three to four years; one katha land can be taken rent at Tk 1,000 for one year.
Abdur Rajjak of that char has rented his 15 kathas of land; many home lost people have taken land rent on raising houses on annual basis.

Chakrajapur Union Chairman DM Babul Monowar Dewan said, 1,200 families were affected by erosion at Chakrajapur Union having about 6,000 people; after breaking houses, most of them could not build houses by purchasing lands in other places; they will be 1,000.   

Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tarikul Islam said, unprotected dams in the Padma River are breaking gradually; many dwellers have lost homes and lands at different times; and now 70 erosion victim families were given 10 kilogram rice each.



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