Brahmaputra devours houses, croplands at Ulipur

ULIPUR, KURIGRAM, Apr 17: The Brahmaputra River in Ulipur Upazila of the district has developed early current, eroding homes and croplands. 

According to field sources, in the last few days, 70 bighas of croplands were eroded in Rasulpur area of Begumganj Union in the upazila, and, hundreds of living houses are under erosion threat including Rasulpur Markaz Mosque, Rasulpur Alhajj Rostom Ali Noorani Hafizia Madrasa, and Rasulpur Eidgah. 

Local sources said, the erosion had begun in the last year during the rainy season, but this year it has appeared early. People of several hundreds of villages in Saheber Alga, Begumganj and Hatiya unions have been under erosion threat. Severe current of the Brahmaputra River is continuing erosion severely. 
  
Erosion victims Mizanur Rahman, Nayek Ali and Saheb Ali and others said, the early erosion has been caused because of lifting soil from different points of the river.

A local union member Shafiqul Islam said, "During the last few days, houses of 10/15 people including me and about 100 bighas of cropland were eroded." He demanded rapid preventive measures. 

Executive Engineer of Kurigram Water Development Board Rakibul Hasan said, the eroded spot has been inspected, and the erosion prevention work is going on with 500 geo bags.