Erosion by Ganga River
<p>Around 1,480 hectares of land along the <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/monsoon_session_2023/Lok%20Sabha-%20Erosion%20by%20Ganga%20river-%2020%20July,%202023.pdf">Ganga-Padma
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Padma devours cropland in Manikganj
MANIKGANJ: The Padma River has devoured homesteads and cropland on a vast tract of land in Ramkrishnapur Union of Harirampur upazila in the district. Kamal Hossain, Chairman of Ramkrishnapur Union told
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Hilsa catches from rivers dwindle as pollution rises
Hilsa catches from rivers are shrinking in spite of a rise in overall production, due to pollution and falling navigability. In fiscal 2012-13, hilsa catches from inland waters, mainly from rivers, stood
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ADB to provide loans for tackling river erosion
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund state-of-the-art riverbank protection measures in Bangladesh to prevent land erosion, which is destroying livelihoods costing the economy an estimated $250 million
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River protection project to be implemented with ADB credit
The government will implement two separate projects for riverbank protection and strengthening climate resilience and disaster preparedness in eight coastal towns with credit support from the Asian Development
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River, where?
Climate change upsets life, livelihood alike; major rivers flowing below usual level The water level of the Jamuna has never dropped to this low in the last one decade. At Bahadurabad point on May 14
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River erosion destroying arable land
The river erosion will also render as many as 35 thousand people landless At least 3,666 hectares of fertile land and 485 hectares of settlement on both sides of the bank of Jamuna, Ganges, Padma and
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HC asks govt to stop sand mining from Padma in Rajshahi
The High Court on Sunday directed the government to stop sand mining from the river Padma at Charghat, Rajshahi immediately to protect its ecology from further damage. A bench of Justice Mirza Hussain
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Erosion to devour 3,700 hectares of land this yr
The four major rivers — Jamuna, Ganges, Padma and Meghna — may grab around 3,700 hectares of land leaving 36,680 people landless and homeless this year. A prediction report of Centre for Environmental
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Climate change impact on Barind tract poses threat to fish species
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, as most of the water bodies are now dying in the region especially in its high