Every
monsoon, residents of Khuniapalong Union in Cox's Bazar's Ramu upazila live in
fear. Rising water in Reju Khal erodes the riverbank, allowing saline tidal
water to flood farmland and submerge rice fields, betel leaf gardens, and fish
farms.
People in
West Goaliapalong, South Goaliapalong, and Taingakata have endured the same
ordeal for years. They have repeatedly demanded a permanent 4-kilometer
embankment, but authorities have yet to take any effective action. The
prolonged del...
