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Illegal structures on Patuakhali canal
Farmers of 10 adjacent villages in Kalapara upazila depend on the canal’s water
Illegal structures are being built on the canal in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali. Photo: Star Our Correspondent, Patuakhali Our Correspondent, Patuakhali
Illegal structures are being built on Bharani khal in Dhankhali union under Kalapara upazila of the district, causing hindrance to the normal flow of water in the canal.
There are 10 villages, including paved roads, on both sides of the nine-km-long canal from Devpur dam to Londa area. About five thousand farmers of the villages cultivate several thousand acres of agricultural land through this single canal.