Daulatdia-Paturia, Aricha-Kazirhat Ferry Services Resume after 6.5hrs

The ferry movement disrupted for poor visibility due to dense fog resumed after 6.5 hours on Aricha-kazirhat route in the river Jamuna and 5.5 hours on Paturia-Daulatdia routes on the Padma early on Tuesday, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Paturia Ghat officials said.

"Dense fog blanketed the Aricha-Kazirhat river routes on the river Jamuna, forcing us to suspend the ferry movements at 2:50 am. The services resumed at 9:30 am today (Tuesday)," BIWTC's deputy general manager Shah Mohammad Khaled Newaz said.

The ferry movement was suspended in Paturia-Daulatdia route on the Padma from 3:40 am to 9:20 am, DGM added.

Officials said the fog simultaneously forced the suspension of movement of other vessels like engine-run country boats and launches on both river routes.

BIWTC, DGM Newaz said the ferry movement is normal at Paturia-Daulatdia route as there was no rush of vehicles, but a lot of vehicles were waiting in queue at Kazirhat Ghat as there was no ferry during the period.