File photo: A large number of vehicles are stranded on both sides as poor navigability has forced suspension of ferry services on the Shimulia-Kathalbari route Dhaka TribuneThousands of passengers and transport workers face ordeal as they are stranded in gridlocks on adjacent roads of the ferryFerry services on the Shimulia-Kathalbari route have been suspended due to poor navigability on the Padma river, leaving more than 600 vehicles stranded on both sides of the river. Thousands of passengers and transport workers faced ordeals as they were stranded in gridlocks on roads adjacent to the ferry. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Association (BIWTA) Supervision Engineer (dredging) Saidur Rahman said: “There is a navigability crisis in the Louhajong channel. Eight dredgers out of eleven have been working to solve the navigability crisis in the channel. We have been dredging at several points of the channel and it will continue till January next year.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 29, 2020 14:03 UTC