Teesta, Dharla erosion leaves thousands at risks in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT, Aug 24 (UNB): Thousands of families along the Teesta and Dharla riverbanks in Lalmonirhat face uncertainty as relentless erosion continues to wipe out homes, farmlands and livelihoods.
Over the past decade, numerous
families have become landless as croplands and houses have disappeared into the riverbeds.
Once self-reliant farmers are now fighting extreme poverty after losing their last means of survival. The residents of College para, Dhubni, Sindurna, Parulia,
Dauabari, Votmari, Harinchara, Rajpur, Paglarhat in Sadar upazila, parts of Aditmari and Kaliganj upazilas, are among the worst affected ones.
"Our homestead is the only thing left as the river keeps devouring everything. Only the Almighty .