Fearing that the dredging might threaten their existence, the Bindhtoli diara residents have forced the water resource department to stop removing sand deposits in the Ganga river.
“ We were shocked to find the dozers in our area. If the river changes its course because of the removal of the sand deposits, more than 40,000 people living in the eastern part of the Shankerpur Choubaniya diara falling under Nathnagar block would be in danger, ” said Ramdev Mandal, a small-time farmer .
Water resources department superintendent engineer Devendra Kumar said: “ We had started dredging the 14-km stretch of river bed passing through the area following a decision of our minister, Vijay Kumar Choudhary. The work had started near Buranath temple and Bishanpur.”
According to telegraphindia.com, the residents of Shankerpur have decided to knock on the doors of the authorities concerned to prevent the dredging in the diara areas.
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Dredging Today Staff, September 6, 2012