DOT Desk: The declining width and navigability of rivers, lack of bypass channels to drain upstream water, and lack of prior planning to deal with climate change are the main reasons behind the catastrophic floods in Sylhet region, said the Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), reports TBS.
At a press conference at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity, the environmental watchdog also mentioned inefficiency and irregularities in river management as a prime reason behind the flood.
Speakers at the press conference said there is a lack of India-Bangladesh joint river management plan in the Meghna Basin which is an obstacle. Moreover, the authorities are constructing infrastructures by destroying haors and rivers in the name of development.Presenting the keynote address at the event, Dr Md Khalequzzaman, professor at the University of Lock Haven, USA, broke down the reasons for the flood into three categories – global, transnational and domestic.