Tarek Aziz, PalliNews:
In Kamalnagar of Lakshmipur, the locals have formed a human chain to demand the reform of the river dam and the destruction of the river dam allocated to Tk 100 crore.
On Sunday (August 13) morning, the organization of the movement in the river embankment, Kamalnagar-Ramgati Bachao Manch, organized this human chain in the boundary between Ludhuta and Matabbarhat of Char Falkon of the upazila.
The speakers complained that the dam broke due to the corruption of the contractor in the river dam, the construction of the dam and the construction of the dam, the construction of a few more bar canals has created a few more canals.
Hundreds of men and women and members of the organization affected by the erosion took part in the human chain.
The stage organizer Imran Hossain Shakeel's human chain was addressed by Supreme Court lawyer and Kamalnagar-Ramgati Bachao Manch Ahbad Abdus Sattar Paloan, stage organizer Afzal Hossain Anik, Omar Farooq and others spoke.
Supreme Court lawyer and Kamalnagar-Ramgatti Bachao Manch Ahbadak Abdus Sattar Palano said in his speech that the Meghnati protection dam is being constructed in Kamalnagar. There is no police, BGB or army to look after the dam. Fishermen are destroying the boat bags by anchoring the boat. Many people have lost their cigarettes and the remaining part of the cigarettes is lost in the geobags. There is no supervision, contractors are doing things like boys, need to be manpowered and supervised by these contractors. Due to the uncoordinated work, the dam work is not sustainable.The geobag dumping along with the damping, the block is not working at the same time, and the barrier is not strengthening.
In his speech, he demanded that the work of 31 km of river dam be completed immediately, if not, as Ramgati-Kamalnagar has disappeared half of the map, the rest will also disappear and 7 lakh people will be beggars.
