Hafizur Sheikh, Jashore
Three advisors visited the flooded area of ​​Bhabadah, known as the sorrow of Jessore. On Tuesday afternoon, Advisor to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Advisor to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Farooq E Azam, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan visited the Bhabadah Sluice Gate 21 vent area.

The secretaries of the relevant ministries were also present along with the three advisors.
After the inspection, Water Resources Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan gave a briefing at Bhabadah College grounds. He said that river dredging work in the Bhabadah area will begin under the supervision of the army to prevent waterlogging during the monsoon season like last time.

Rural Electricity has already reduced the electricity bill of irrigation pumps that are working to alleviate waterlogging by 46 percent. Arrangements have also been made to waive interest on agricultural bank loans for this area. In addition, initiatives are being taken to ensure a permanent solution to the waterlogging problem in Bhabadah. Syeda Rizwana Hasan said, “Solving the arson problem in 2005 was easy. But the government at that time did not show goodwill. The current government has already started a feasibility study to find a permanent solution to this problem. “Opinions will be sought from both sides. Then, a final decision will be made after talking to experts.” Earlier, the three advisors landed in a helicopter at the Nawapara Government College grounds in Abhaynagar, Jessore, around 10 am on Tuesday. Later, they inspected the paddy fields. The Bhabadah region, which includes parts of Abhaynagar, Manirampur and Keshabpur upazilas of Jessore and Dumuria and Fultala upazilas of Khulna, has lost its navigability due to siltation of the Mukteshwari, Teka, Sri and Hari rivers, which drain the region. As a result, water cannot flow down the river during the rainy season. During the rainy season, waterlogging takes away everything from crops in the fields to fish in the enclosures. Homes, religious and educational institutions, roads, agricultural lands, and fish ponds in hundreds of villages are submerged in water. More than 400,000 people in this region are housed along highways, in schools, or in shelters. However, despite the implementation of projects worth around 650 crore taka to alleviate waterlogging in the Bhabadah region over the past four decades, there has been no permanent solution to the waterlogging problem.

There are allegations that local representatives and officials of the previous governments have looted the majority of the land. Therefore, the people who have been suffering from waterlogging for years have been demanding the introduction of Tidal River Management (TRM) and the renovation of the Amdanga Canal as a permanent solution.