Sirajganj Town Protection Structural flaws put dyke at risk The decade-old Sirajganj town protection embankment is at risk of caving in due to its faulty design, finds a panel of experts. Several breaches and cracks have developed in the structure, raising the spectre of a collapse. On July 25, a 100-metre stretch of the embankment ... Read more
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Jamuna continues to threaten Sirajganj town
Sirajganj town protection embankment went under serious threat at Ghurka area where about a 90-metre chunk collapsed due to further rise of the river Jamuna on Sunday night. The Jamuna recorded a rise of 1cm at Bahadurabad and 3cm at Serajganj and was flowing 15cm and 6cm above its flood level at the two points ... Read more
Sirajganj town threatened
Breach in protection embankment widens as Jamuna erodes About 105-metre stretch of Sirajganj town protection embankment along with an adjacent road has collapsed in the River Jamuna. Locals became furious after they did not found any officials of Water Development Board when the portion at the Hard Point started to go into the river on ... Read more
Sirajganj town threatened as embankment breaches
The Sirajganj town stands threatened by the River Jamuna after the town protection embankment collapsed on Monday night. A stretch of at least 70 metres of the embankment on the eastern bank of the river breached. This is the fourth time the embankment breaded in two years, which created panic among the