Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 391 Sun. July 03, 2005       National Looting of sand from Surma causes massive erosion Severe erosion by the Surma at Kandigaon village in Sylhet Sadar upazila due to unabated illegal extraction of sand from the riverbed by privately owned dredgers (inset). PHOTO: STAR