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Madhumati erosion swallows 20 homesteads

Published : Sunday, 1 November, 2026 at 10:39 AM

Observer Correspondent

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Severe erosion by the Madhumati River has taken a devastating turn as water levels recede, submerging homesteads, agricultural lands, and structures in the Amdanga area of Lohagara upazila.

More than 100 homesteads, a local mosque, and hundreds of acres of cropland have been swallowed by the river during the monsoon season, with at least 20 additional families losing their homes in Amdanga over the past few days.

Locals reported that emergency measures taken by the Water Development Board, including dumping sandbags along the riverbanks, have proven largely ineffective against the fierce currents.

Amdanga resident Ohidul Munsi stated that his home was destroyed twice over the past three years as the river devoured half a century's worth of local settlement, prompting repeated unheeded calls for a permanent embankment.

Another resident, Insan Molla, lamented the loss of his home, farmland, and the village's single-storey mosque, leaving displaced families struggling to make ends meet and lacking a place of worship.

Affected schoolteacher Momtaz Begum noted that erosion has plagued the area for a decade, reducing hundreds of families to destitution despite recurring temporary dumping efforts by authorities.

Joypur Union Parishad Chairman SM Saiful Islam Sumon confirmed that vast portions of Amdanga village have vanished into the river and urged the administration to expedite permanent protection works.

Narail Water Development Board Executive Engineer Abhijit Kumar Saha acknowledged the worsening erosion as water levels drop, adding that a proposal for a 1,700-meter permanent riverbank protection project at Amdanga has been submitted for approval.

-EM

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