MANIKGANJ, Feb 01, 2021 (BSS) – The ferry movement on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the district resumed this morning after 6 hours of suspension to avert any untoward incident due to dense fog.
BIWTC Paturia ghat sources said the ferry service on the route was suspended from 4 am on Monday due to poor visibility as the dense fog blanketed the river route.
Md. Zillur Rahman, deputy general manager (DGM) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), Paturia Ghat said the ferry movement started at about 10 am today when the dense fog started to disappear.
During the suspension period, 4 ferries loaded with about 56 vehicles including passenger buses, private cars and trucks were stranded in the middle of the Padma river, leaving passengers in intolerable sufferings in the severe cold wave.
The movement of all kind of engine and country boats including launches was also suspended during the period.
About 200 trucks and few cars were remaining in the queue at the Paturia ghat while filing of this report this noon as all the stranded passenger buses and cars were ferried on priority basis.
Zillur Rahman also said the 16 ferries out of 17 are plying now the Paturia-Daulatdia route, adding that the ferry movement will be normal within the afternoon.