River erosion may eat up 28sq km area
Rivers are likely to erode about 28 square kilometres of land this year, which is more than the land eroded last year, according to a research body of the water resources ministry. The Jamuna, the Ganges and the Padma will aggressively erode their banks in at least 13 districts, said a report from the Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS). At
Bangladesh General Bangladesh Water Development Board Water Resources Planning Organization Geographic Information Services Riverbank Erosion Prediction Kumar Hore
Source: thedailystar.net