Meghna river: best article

 

Meghna river: best article

Erosion by the river Meghna has made thousands of people homeless in three thanas of

Brahmanbaria district. The worst affected villages are in Nabinagar, Bancharampur and

Nasirnagar thana. Vast tracts of cultivable land, houses, educational institutions, mosques

and temples in these areas have been washed away by the eroding river rendering

thousands of people homeless. Many families have left their homes and shifted to safer

places.

Erosion by the river Meghna continues throughout the year. But with the onset of the

monsoons, it takes a devastating turn. People living near rivers banks have to bear the

brunt of the erosion. The government has taken up a scheme to protect some of the area

from the greedy clutches of the river Megna.