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FERRY-OPERATION-SHIMULIA
Experimental ferry operation begins at Shimulia-Kathalbari route
MUNSHIGANJ, Sept 18, 2020 (BSS) – An experimental ferry operation
began on Shimulia-Kathalbari route today as the service has been
suspended due to navigability crisis since Thursday.
A ferry named Kakali carrying five trucks left Shimulia ghat for
Kathalbari ghat through Padma bridge channel this afternoon and after
reaching there it returned to Shimulia ghat with vehicles, said Md
Shafiqul Islam, AGM of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority
(BIWTA).
“We are doing our best to begin the ferry operation. We will carry
out the experimental operation Saturday too. But it will remain
stopped in night,” he said.
Ferry operation has been suspended since 9:30am on Thursday.
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