Farmers demand embankment to restrict erosion of farmland

With recurring annual flood waters from Kusumi and Kuanria rivers swallowing vast stretches of fertile farmland and converting those into barren sandbars, distressed farmers from basin village have once again urged the Water Resources Department to take immediate and lasting action to safeguard their land and livelihoods.

- POST NEWS NETWORK

According to reports, the confluence of the Kusumi and Kuanria rivers near the villages of Kontilo, Duaragaan, and Dhanachangada has become a hotspot of agricultural destruction. Seasonal floods not only erode the riverbanks but also deposit large quantities of sand, rendering the submerged land unfit for paddy cultivation.

A stream, known as the Kamai river, formed at this junction flows through a deep gorge -nearly 150 feet deep - and eventually merges with the Mahanadi river approximately four kilometers downstream.