Accumulation of Silt, emergence of chars hit navigation and irrigation
Madaripur, Dec 28 (UNB) - Accumulation of Silt and emergence of shoals in most of the rivers flowing through the district is affecting communication, navigation, trade and commerce as well as irrigation.
The rivers Padma, Arial Kha, Palorddi and Kumar have been used in the past by the businessmen for the transportation of merchandise to different destinations by boats, but these rivers have been silted up at many points hampering the plying of boats.
The rivers have been dried up at some points affecting irrigation on croplands.
Innumerable shoals and chars have been emerged in the Arial Khan, Padma, Palordi and Kumar rivers hindering the movement of launches, trawlers and others rivers transports.
Even the plying of country boats is being hampered due to the silt and sharp fall in the water level.
The river communication, which is one of the most important and easy means of communication in Shibchar, Sadar, Rajoir and Kalkini upazilas, is being disrupted due to the rapid accumulation of silt.
Fish of different species were found abundantly in these rivers in the past and hundreds of fishermen used to earn their livelihood by fishing in the rivers. The fishermen are hardly seen in these rivers.
On the other hand, irrigation on croplands gets seriously hampered due to drying up of water bodies and reservoirs in the dry season.
Irrigation along the banks of the rivers is being badly hampered now a days as the flow of water in the rivers has almost been stopped.
A large number of hats and bazaars situated on the banks of the rivers are on the verge of closure due to accumulation of silts on the riverbed hampering the river communication.
A local water expert opined that if the smooth river communication is not ensured it may leave a disastrous impact on the rural economy of the country.
The rivers Padma, Arial Kha, Palorddi and Kumar have been used in the past by the businessmen for the transportation of merchandise to different destinations by boats, but these rivers have been silted up at many points hampering the plying of boats.
The rivers have been dried up at some points affecting irrigation on croplands.
Innumerable shoals and chars have been emerged in the Arial Khan, Padma, Palordi and Kumar rivers hindering the movement of launches, trawlers and others rivers transports.
Even the plying of country boats is being hampered due to the silt and sharp fall in the water level.
The river communication, which is one of the most important and easy means of communication in Shibchar, Sadar, Rajoir and Kalkini upazilas, is being disrupted due to the rapid accumulation of silt.
Fish of different species were found abundantly in these rivers in the past and hundreds of fishermen used to earn their livelihood by fishing in the rivers. The fishermen are hardly seen in these rivers.
On the other hand, irrigation on croplands gets seriously hampered due to drying up of water bodies and reservoirs in the dry season.
Irrigation along the banks of the rivers is being badly hampered now a days as the flow of water in the rivers has almost been stopped.
A large number of hats and bazaars situated on the banks of the rivers are on the verge of closure due to accumulation of silts on the riverbed hampering the river communication.
A local water expert opined that if the smooth river communication is not ensured it may leave a disastrous impact on the rural economy of the country.
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