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Download PDF Ferry service between Aricha and Nagarbari resumed yesterday after five months.
But the navigability problem in the Jamuna river might hamper the ferry service.
The service was suspended on July 30 as the Nagarbari ferry pontoon was badly damaged by floods. Although the pontoon was repaired after floodwater receded, the service could not be restored due to shortage of operational ferries.
Ferry ‘Birshrestha Jahangir’ was brought to the newly constructed Kazirhat ferry terminal to resume the service yesterday.
Earlier, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) took initiatives to build a permanent ferry terminal at Kazirhat. The construction works of the ferry terminal were completed on December 2.
“The ferry terminal was officially opened on Friday. Ferry ‘Birshrestha Jahangir’ which was brought from Aricha left the ferry terminal yesterday carrying vehicles,” said Md Abdur Rahman who has been given the responsibility to oversee the pontoon at Kazirhat.
A trial run using a ferry was done on Thursday, he said adding that the service would continue.
A BIWTC official said dredging is being done to keep the waterway navigable. The water level at Nagarbari-Kazirhat point now stands at 6 to 8 feet while it needs to be 8 to 9 feet deep for the ferries to ply the waterway carrying heavy vehicles. Now most of the ferries can carry only 8 to 9 vehicles.
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