MANIKGANJ, Jan 21, 2021 (BSS) – The ferry movement on Paturia-Daulatdia route has resumed after 6.30 hours suspension to avert any untoward incident due to dense fog.
BIWTC Paturia ghat sources said the ferry movement on the route was suspended from 12 am on Thursday due to poor visibility as the dense fog blanketed the river route.
Md. Jillur Rahman, Deputy General Manager (DGM), BIWTC, Pauria Ghat said the ferry movement resumed after 6.30 am today (on Thursday) when the dense fog started to disappear.
The ghat sources said several hundred passenger buses, private cars and trucks were remaining at both sides of the river Padma for ferrying. The ghat sources also said, thousands of passengers including children and women suffered in the cold wave and passed the long time in fear.
The ghat sources also said the movement of all kinds of engine and country boats including launches were also suspended during this period.