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Padma Erosion Devastates Murshidabad Villages, Families in Relief Camps Before Durga Puja
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News18•27-09-2026, 10:07
Padma Erosion Devastates Murshidabad Villages, Families in Relief Camps Before Durga Puja
- •Residents of Lalgola and Raghunathganj in Murshidabad have lost homes and land to Padma erosion.
- •Many families are now in relief camps, having lost everything before Durga Puja.
- •For Taranagar and Radhakrishnapur, this Durga Puja brings tears, not joy.
- •Houses, trees, and agricultural lands are being swallowed by the intensifying river erosion.
- •Locals demand permanent erosion prevention, safe rehabilitation, and adequate relief, blaming previous government inaction.
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River erosion from the Padma has swallowed homes, trees, and agricultural lands, forcing many families to lose their properties and take shelter in relief camps right before Durga Puja.
Locals have criticized temporary emergency measures like throwing sandbags into flooded rivers as ineffective waste, demanding permanent concrete embankments during the dry season, safe rehabilitation, and adequate relief
The state budget allocated ₹50 crore for anti-erosion measures along the Ganga and Padma rivers in Murshidabad to help address the severe crisis affecting riverbank areas.
