788 edn instts damaged by floods in Tangail

7,682 fish farmers affected in Sylhet

Our Correspondents | Published: August 26, 2020 23:41:45

TANGAIL, Aug 26: A total of 788 educational institutions have been damaged by the recent floods in Tangail.
The damages were estimated at Tk134.1 million (Tk13,41,31,000), district education office sources said.
The damages mostly involved buildings of the institutions, playgrounds and furniture.
Among the institutions, there were primary schools, high schools, collages and madrasas.
A few of them were damaged fully and some others partially.
The damages have not been so largely visible as the educational institutions remain closed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
But after the institutions reopen, it will apparently be a big concern how to run academic activities without repairing the damages, students, teachers and guardians said.
In 10 of the 12 upazilas of the district, 566 primary schools were affected sustaining damage amounting to Tk 8,39,31,000, district education office sources said.
Total 142 high schools were damaged and Tk2,47,25,000 will be required for repairing those.
The damages of 68 madrasas were estimated at Tk 1, 47,75,000.
On the other hand, Tk 34 lakh will be needed for the repair of 12 damaged collages in the district, education office sources said.
Total 100 primary schools, 20 high schools, three collages and 11 madrasas were damaged in sadar upazila; 81 primary schools, two high schools and two madrasas were damaged in Delduar, 73 primary schools, six high schools and four madrasas in Kalihati, 39 primary schools, 18 high schools, two collages and sevean madrasas in Nagarpur, seven primary schools, three high schools, one madrasa and one collage in Sakhipur, 86 primary schools, 31 high schools and five madrasas in Mirzapur, 61 primary schools, 15 high schools, one collage and 14 madrasas in Bhuapur, 43 primary schools, 10 high schools and six madrasas in Ghatail, 56 primary schools, 16 high schools, two collages and five madrasas in Gopalpur, and 20 primary schools, 21 high schools, three collages and 11 madrasas were damaged in Basail.
Chairman of Salimabad union Daudul Islam Daud said last year Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem and the local MP visited river erosion-hit Paiksha Maijhail Government Primary School.
Then they promised that steps will be taken to prevent river erosion but nothing has been done so far.
Consequently, Paiksha Maijhail Govt Primary School went into the Jamuna River's gorge this year.
Primary Education Officer Abdul Aziz said more damages occurred due to prolonged flood situation.
"We have estimated damages of all educational institutions and sent papers to the higher authorities. After allocation of fund, repair work will be started" he added.
District Educational Officer Laila Khanom said damage list has already been sent to the facilities department in Dhaka. After money is sanctioned, repair works will be started.
Our Sylhet correspondent reports: The recent devastating foods have badly affected a total of 7682 fish farmers in three districts of Sylhet division.
The calamity hit the region thrice in two and a half months and 10,212 ponds were submerged while 2518 metric tonnes of fish of different species were washed away, officials said.
The damage has been estimated at Tk 618 million.
An official at the Department of Fishery said on the basis of a field survey, a detailed report has been sent to the head office.
According to the survey, the affected districts include Sylhet, Sunamganj and Habiganj. However, the Moulvibazar district saw no major damage.
In affected areas, 2985 tonnes of fish and 46.5 tonnes of fries have been washed away from 8,665 submerged ponds in the worst-hit Sunamganj district after those were flooded for two weeks repeatedly.
The ponds cover 1,589 hectares of land in the district while the number of affected farmers is 6484. The district suffered loss amounting to Tk 529 million.
In Sylhet district, fish from 1155 ponds on 208.290 hectares of land have gone out affecting 871 fish farmers.