A total of 552km of roads and eight bridges and culverts have been damaged during the recent flash flood in parts of Sunamganj, said officials at Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) on Monday.
According to the LGED office, of the damaged roads, 500km is under LGED while the rest 52km is under Roads and Highways Department.
The worst affected were Noarabai-Banglabazar road, Chhatak-Jauabazar road, Chhatak-Gobindaganj road, Koitak-Haidarpur road, Lama-Rasulganj road in Chhatak upazila, Tahirpur-Badaghat road, Garh-Kalagaon road in Tahirpur upazila, Niamatpur-Fatehpur-Anwarpur road in Salukabad of Bishwambharpur upazila and Doarabazar-Banglabazar road, Doarabazar-Sunamganj road, Doarabazar-Bogla road in Doarabazar upazila of the district.
A rubber dam and a number of embankments were also damaged during the flood.
Md Mahbub Alam, executive engineer of LGED, Sunamganj, said the government incurred a loss of Tk 150 crore for damages to LGED roads.
The estimate of the damage may be higher, he said.
Meanwhile, Mahmudul Hasan, deputy divisional engineer of Sunamganj Roads and Highways Department, said 52km roads were damaged during the flood.
Several lakh people have been affected in a flood triggered by the onrush of hilly waters from India and rainfall since May 14 in the district.
A vast tract of cropland and other areas were flooded, causing untold sufferings to the people of the district.
