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Mawa ferry services disrupted
Ferry crossings between Mawa and Kawrakandi landing stations have run into difficulties because of strong currents in the river Padma.
Published : 25 August 2014, 09:12 AM
Updated : 25 August 2014, 09:12 AM
Authorities said on Monday that at least three hundred vehicles are waiting on both banks that link capital Dhaka with southern parts of the country.
Out of the 16 ferries that ply on the route, 13 were operated on Monday.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport's (BIWTA) Mawa station manager Sirajul Haque said that it took one to one and half hours to reach Kawrakandi, but due to the strong current a return trip was taking anything between three and five hours.
"Operations of three ferries have been suspended due to the adverse river conditions," he said.
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