To avoid accidents, the water movement in Kanthalbari-Shimulia is closed

After three hours of closure due to hostile weather, all kinds of navigation including ferry along the Kathalbari-Shimulia river have started again. Due to the storm in the Padma river, the authorities stopped the navigation from 11 am to 2 pm on Monday to avoid accidents due to the waterway.

According to Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTC) Madaripur and Kanthalbari Ferry Ghat sources, the sky is covered with black clouds from today morning. And the wind blows in the air. At around 11 am, 17 ferries, 85 launches and 250 speedboats were closed for avoiding accidents on the river. In this, two hundred buses are waiting for crossing the two-way traffic. Passengers were suffering due to the shutdown of the launch and the speedboat. Later, when the weather was normal, the movement of the vessel started again at two o'clock.

Madaripur-Dhaka-bound passenger Monwar Hossain said in the first light, "At 10 am, we arrive at Kathalbari Ghat. Shortly after it started the stormy wind and rainy rain. Ferry movement was stopped after this. Later on, three went to the car.

Chittagong-bound truck driver Kannan Bepari said that from the morning sitting on a truck with truck truck There are fires in the area. Again the weather in the stormy weather After crossing the ferry terminal, the passenger bus could cross but the truck row remained.

Shahid Talukder, driver of Bilas Paribahan said, "Because of the bad weather, the passengers had to sit on the bus for about three hours. When such a storm started, we have to face such a misfortune with the passengers. '

Kathalbari Ghat traffic police sub-inspector Kushal Kumar Saha told the first light that due to the bad weather, Ghat authorities closed the ferry for almost three hours. It is a little traffic jam. When the weather is normal, the traffic jam becomes normal in a short time.