DHAKA, 24 August 2021, (TON): The severity of the erosion seems to have reached an all-time high in the past few days.

Over 100 families have been rendered homeless in a matter of one week due to severe erosion along the Teesta riverbank areas in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram.

Daldalia union's Arjun village and Thetrai union's Gorai Pier, Dalal Para, Hokdanga and Doctor Para villages were the hardest-hit areas in the upazila.

Local people said “five educational institutions, two community clinics, roads and one hundred acres of arable land is currently at risk of plunging underwater.”

At least 500 families of the region have become destitute after losing their homes and land in this year's monsoon season, a UNB correspondent reported after visiting the areas.

Zia, a resident of Arjun village in Daldalia union, said, "Although most parts of the village was devoured by the river, no visible steps were taken by the authorities concerned in this regard."

Similar allegations were made by the residents of other affected villages.

Ayub Ali, Thetrai union chairman, said the severity of erosion seems to have reached an all-time high in the past few days.