On contact, local Union Parishad (UP) member Shahadat Hossain Dulal said his house is likely to be devoured within a few days if erosion continues unabated. He said a major portion of the flood control embankment at Talukderpara point would be eroded within a short period if the erosion is not checked immediately.

Local people have apprehended damage of scores of houses in near future. A large number of houses along the embankment eroded last year, they said.

Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Sub-Divisional Engineer (SDE) Zahural Haque said more than 1,50,000 families might be affected in Dhunat and Sharikandi upazila if erosion could not be checked without further delay. If the erosion continues in such a speed the flood control embankment may be washed away within a week, said a WDB official.

SDE Zahural Haque said the department already invited a tender to protect the embankment at Talukderpara point. But fund is yet to be allotted. A portion of Chandanbaisa hard point eroded last year which had been built to protect Chandanbisa and adjacent areas including part of Talukderpara. But the eroded point has not yet been repaired due to fund constant, said the BWDB official.

An amount of Tk 80 lakh is required to repair the hard point while Tk 99 lakh is required to protect the embankment at Talukderpara point, he said.