The erosion in the Shamserganj area started with the destruction at Dhanghara village around a month ago. Kalu Singha, a resident of the village, said, “The river started eroding its banks on Friday afternoon but the real devastation started after 8 pm. Amirul Islam, Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator from Shamserganj, said, “We cannot understand why the erosion started again in new areas. Irrigation department officials are working on war footing.”The local TMC unit has provided tarpaulin and food to the homeless people, he added. Sujit Das, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Murshidabad (North) organisational district, said, “The state government has failed to tackle the erosion in Murshidabad.

Source: Hindustan Times September 13, 2020 12:55 UTC