When rivers swallow land: Bangladesh’s endless battle with erosion

November 10, 2025 2:30 PM

When rivers swallow land: Bangladesh’s endless battle with erosion

On an overcast morning, Nurun Nabi loads bamboo poles and tin sheets onto a wooden boat. His home, built just a year ago on a fragile island in the Brahmaputra River, is on the verge of being swallowed by water. It is the second time the farmer and father of four has had to move in a year. "The river is coming closer every day," Nabi said, his voice tight with exhaustion. "We are born to suffer. Our struggle is never-ending. I've lost count of how many times the river took my home." Nabi, 50,...

Significant progress in river rejuvenation efforts, but sewage gaps persist: Monitoring Panel

August 20, 2025 1:40 PM

Significant progress in river rejuvenation efforts, but sewage gaps persist: Monitoring Panel

The Central Monitoring Committee (CMC) on Tuesday highlighted that significant progress has been made in river rejuvenation efforts across several states, but gaps in sewage treatment capacity, non-compliant sewage treatment plants, and inadequate progress in certain industrial pollution management projects persist, the Ministry of Jal Shakti informed on Wednesday. The 20th edition of the meeting, chaired by Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ga...