Statesman News Service
MALDA, 14 SEPT: The irrigation department failed to complete a 350 long guard wall for flood protection, even after apprehending a second spell of flood in Fulohar river, at Bhaluka in Harishchandrapur in northern part of Malda district. The embankments and emergency guard wall were washed away due to erosion and flood inundating the two blocks Harishchandrapur-II and Ratua-I in the last week of August. To prevent another spell of flood, the officials of the irrigation department had allotted Rs 1 crore to build an emergency guard wall to prevent flood waters from the river Fulohar River to enter into the vulnerable areas. The executive engineer Mr S Misra said: “The main portion of the guard wall, out of 350 metre, has been completed where the embankments were breached. “We will dump sand filled gunny bags in two sides to close the way of waters if the water level increases suddenly”. Mr S Misra further said: “There is no question of flood on Ganga belt but we fear the unpredictable Fulohar.” According to flood control cell, though the water level is rising in the Ganga but it is far below the danger mark till today. In next two weeks the water level will not increase abnormally following the forecasts in upper catchments. But in Fulohar River the water level is 25.95 metre, it could be increased at any moment if the Darjeeling district and Purnia in Bihar receive rain in next two weeks of September. “If we can complete guard wall we will be able to prevent flood water from Foluhar”, said Mr. Misra.
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