Chandpur, Aug. 20 -- Unchecked sand extraction from the banks of the Meghna River in Matlab North upazila of Chandpur is putting the 64-kilometre embankment under the Meghna-Dhanagoda flood control project in serious risk.

The embankment protects 14 unions of Matlab North and a village of Matlab South, home to around seven lakh people.

As per the Sand Fields and Soil Management Act), 2010 extraction is prohibited within one kilometre of critical infrastructure such as bridges, culverts, dams, roads, and residential zones.

Locals alleged that despite months of open sand lifting no strict action has been taken by the local administration.

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