Odyssey “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain

'Bhangon', The erosion of the Teesta

BANGLADESH | Sunday, 7 July 2013 | Views [622]

Away from the eroding shorelines - A young girl tries to come to terms with the fact that the river has ruthlessly washed away what used to be her playing ground, as her family prepares to relocate to a safer location.

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The pure sense of helplessness - The villagers watch in utter helplessness and despair as the river Teesta eats away their land, rendering as many as 200 families homeless and landless in less than two weeks.

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Displacing settlements - Villagers are forced to relocate as the river erodes away their lands mercilessly. Riazul, with help of others, moves his housing infrastructure to a less vulnerable site, before the cataclysmic river erosion displaces his home.

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Odyssey “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain

'Bhangon', The erosion of the Teesta

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